The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating whether hackers, who attacked networks of US authorities and companies, also infiltrated the software of the Russian company JetBrains, based in the Czech Republic. Russian hackers might have used JetBrains software as a way to infiltrate the networks of US technology companies and the government.
In a statement published on a company’s blog, CEO Maxim Šafirov declined the assumption, saying that “the Prague company JetBrains is not involved in hacking intrusions into the networks of American authorities and companies”. In the case of an investigation, the company is ready to fully cooperate, he added.
JetBrains is known as a company providing development tools facilitating and streamlining the work of professional developers, which, after two decades of existence, has offices in five countries around the world, including the US and Russia.
The startup has developed a programming language that has become Google’s main development tool for the Android operating system. Therefore, the offers have been pouring in and its services are said to be used by the developers of 300,000 companies.
One of them is SolarWinds of Austin, Texas, which is the network management software of which has played a central role in hacking US government and private enterprise networks. Investigators are focusing on a JetBrains product called TeamCity, which allows developers to test and exchange software code before it is released.
On Tuesday, the FBI, NSA, and CIA, all which also allegedly suffered attacks on their networks, said that Russia was probably behind the large-scale December attack on government institutions. Moscow denies the allegations.
According to the agencies, the goal of the attack was to gather sensitive information. So far, only the Ministries of Trade, Energy, and Finance have publically confirmed that they have been the target of an attack.
Hackers also allegedly entered the system of national laboratories, the National Bureau of Nuclear Safety (NNSA), and the US State Department and Homeland Security. In addition, they also gained access to the networks of many private companies, including Microsoft.
Title image: Norwich senior Jason Glanowsky watches a computer attack on his fellow students at the Norwich University computer security training program in Northfield, Vt. on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. The students are learning to look for signs of an attack in scrolling numbers on a computer screen or how to tell when an adversary is probing a computer network looking for a way in. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
I don’t know why the FBI is investigating anything. They never arrest a real criminal, only Republicans and Conservatives that haven’t done anything wrong and they are now under Nancy Pelosi’s thumb and have to do what SHE says. You will see this as time goes on. Everything today is being orchestrated by Nancy who is taking direct orders from China. It is all her fault and she should be given a wall to stand up against.
No, this hack could have uncovered some interesting emails worthy of blackmail. that is why they are investigating: self preservation.
Why isn’t China named? Everything is Russia, Russia, Russia because there is no real investigation. They build this smokescreen to let the MSM fly this like a kite! Don’t believe it. Do you see any arrests? Do you hear any followups? No because its a diversion tactic to keep us numb. China’s CCP is the monster in the room and they are opening the door to them to infiltrate America and allow their socialism, communism in the end to slowly destroy democracy and end this country’s Declaration of Independence. Open your eyes! The sleeping giant will not be able to fight this because it already has been a serious incursion. Why do you think they let paid actors get away with murder literally but police cannot use their tactics to detain criminals and keep them in prison? They pu their players in place with tons of blood money in the pockets of politicians and judges, DAs and civic servants. Fight now before you won’t recognize our country in a month and you have become a mark of the beast atrocities.