FBI Probing SolarWinds Hack That Affected Government Networks

The United States Chamber of Commerce building in Washington in 2009. Manuel Balce Ceneta/File Photo/AP Photo

The FBI is investigating the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems, authorities confirmed on Dec. 16.

SolarWinds technology is used by all five branches of the U.S. military and numerous government agencies. The SolarWinds Orion platform was compromised.