US Cyber Chief Says Basic Security May Have Hampered SolarWinds Hackers
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US Cyber Chief Says Basic Security May Have Hampered SolarWinds Hackers

SolarWinds hackers who wreaked havoc across federal government networks last year — one of the largest cybersecurity incidents in U.S. history — may have been stopped or minimized if basic security measures had been in place, a government official says. In a June 3 letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., first reported by Reuters and verified by The Hill,…