FireEye, Microsoft identify 'killswitch' to remove malware impacting SolarWinds Orion software

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But hackers may still have other means to retain access to victim networks, security experts warn

Cybersecurity giant FireEye has teamed up with Microsoft and the domain registrar GoDaddy to create a 'killswitch' for the Sunburst (or Solarigate) backdoor that was used by a state-backed hacker g...

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