US pins SolarWinds cyberattack on Russian intelligence agency

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The Biden administration is accusing Russia of carrying out the sweeping cyberattack on the U.S. government and American businesses through a SolarWinds Orion management software update.

The Biden administration announced Thursday that the United States had “high confidence” that Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (also known as SVR, APT 29, Cozy Bear, and the Dukes) was behind the expansive online intrusion.

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