The extent of the SolarWinds hack continue to grow daily. Information on the JetBrains investigation are limited, there is also an extremely short article on Reuters. They are seeking to learn if it was a parallel way for Russia’s main intelligence agency to enter government and private systems, or whether it was the original pathway for Russian operatives to first infiltrate SolarWinds.
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Government officials are not certain how the compromise of the JetBrains software relates to the larger SolarWinds hacking. By compromising TeamCity, or exploiting gaps in how customers use the tool, cybersecurity experts say the Russian hackers could have invisibly planted back doors in an untold number of JetBrain’s clients. The exact software that investigators are examining is a JetBrains product called TeamCity, which allows developers to test and exchange software code before its release. JetBrains said on Wednesday that it had not been contacted by government officials and was not aware of any compromise. Please keep in mind, this is just an investigation at this point, there is no guilt established and no indication JetBrains products have been compromised.įrom the New York Times article, JetBrains deny any knowledge of a compromise in their software: The product in question targeted in this investigation is their build management solution TeamCity. JetBrains, maker of popular development software including the likes of IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, Project Rider, the Kotlin language and even the Mono font, are being investigated by the FBI as part of the SolarWinds hack probe according to the New York Times.