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SEC Drops Case Against SolarWinds Over 2020 Cyberattack

SEC Drops Case Against SolarWinds Over 2020 Cyberattack

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

The SEC has dropped its civil fraud case against SolarWinds and its CISO, Tim Brown, related to the 2020 SUNBURST cyberattack. This decision ends a significant legal action that aimed to hold the company accountable for not disclosing security risks to investors prior to the attack, which involved Russian government hackers infiltrating numerous federal agencies and private firms.

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