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German govt says no attacks from SolarWinds breach detected

Friday 8 January 2021 | 11:22 CET | News
Sixteen German ministries and authorities have used, or are using, products of the US software cmpany Solarwinds, according to a government reply to questions from the Liberal Party MP Manuel Hoeferlin. This includes the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Federal Office for Family and Civil Society, the Robert Koch Institute and the Patent and Trademark Office, among others. According to the government, the use of SolarWinds Orion software has not led to attacks on the systems of the federal administration.

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Companies: SolarWinds
Countries: Germany
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