Microsoft pins recent SolarWinds attack on Chinese hacker group DEV-0322
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft is confident it`s determined the right group to blame. What you need to know Microsoft recently notified SolarWinds of a vulnerability in its products. The threat actors exploiting the vulnerability have been labeled DEV-0322 by Microsoft. They are based out of China. The most recent issue to beleaguer SolarWinds, now that the company`s biggest nightmare of the year is in the rearview mirror, is the vulnerability found in its Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server and Serv-U Secured FTP Server products. The vulnerability leaves room for an exploit that gives threat actors control over server data and allows program installations. Microsoft has stated it believes it knows the identity of those responsible for taking advantage of SolarWinds` misfortune. Microsoft attributes the vulnerability exploitation to a group in China, referred to by Redmond as DEV-0322. That is not the name the group uses for itself, but rather, it is how Microsoft names it. This is the Microsoft Th...