US Federal Government
Disclosed Jan 5, 20215 years agoConfirmed
Likely Russian APT compromised fewer than ten US agencies via SolarWinds Orion
The FBI, CISA, ODNI and NSA said an APT actor likely Russian in origin was behind the campaign; of about 18,000 affected SolarWinds Orion customers, a much smaller number saw follow-on compromise, including fewer than ten US government agencies.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Attack | Supply chain |
| Data exposed | Emails, Internal documents |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Part of | Solarwinds (2020) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Joint Statement by the FBI, CISA, ODNI, and NSAweb.archive.org · Regulator | Regulator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 5, 2021 |
Same campaign
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.