#Jetbrains solarwinds install#
3 SolarWinds unknowingly sent out software updates to its customers that included the hacked code that allowed the hackers to have access to customer’s information technology and install malware that helped them to spy on SolarWinds’ customers, including private companies and government entities, thereby exposing up to 18,000 of its customers to the cyberattack. 2 The hack was perpetuated through SolarWinds sending its customers routine system software updates. It is alleged that the SolarWinds Attack was one part of a widespread, sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by Russian Foreign Intelligence Service actors which focused on stealing sensitive information held by US government agencies and companies that use Orion. 1 Orion is widely used by companies to manage information technology resources, and according to SolarWinds Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SolarWinds had 33,000 customers that were using Orion as of December 14, 2020. The SolarWinds Attack went undetected for months, as it has been reported that the hackers accessed the source code for Orion as early as March 2020. In December 2020, a cybersecurity company alerted the world to a major cyberattack against the US software development company, SolarWinds, through the company’s Orion software product (SolarWinds Attack).