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SolarWinds hackers stole data on US sanctions policy, intelligence probes

By Joseph Menn and Christopher Bing

Oct 8 2021 7:00AM

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SolarWinds hackers stole data on US sanctions policy, intelligence probes

The suspected Russian hackers who used SolarWinds and Microsoft software to burrow into US federal agencies emerged with information about counter-intelligence investigations, policy on sanctioning Russian individuals and the country’s response to Covid-19, people involved in the investigat...

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