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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Frank Bajak

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its security chief for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack

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U.S. regulators on Monday sued SolarWinds, a Texas-based technology company whose software was breached in a massive 2020 Russian cyberespionage campaign, for fraud for failing to disclose security deficiencies ahead of the stunning hack.

The company’s top security executive was also named in the complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking unspecified civil penalties, reimbursement of “ill-gotten gains” and the executive's removal.

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