WASHINGTON – Software company SolarWinds says that unknown hackers exploited a previously unknown flaw in two of its programs to go after « a limited, targeted set of customers. »

The statement https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35211, issued over the weekend, did not identify the hackers involved.

In a question-and-answer page appended to the statement, SolarWinds said the flaw was « completely unrelated » to last year’s hack of government networks by alleged Russian spies, a sprawling espionage operation that used the Texas-based software company as a springboard to break into target networks.

The page added that SolarWinds « is unaware of the identity of the potentially affected customers » caught up in the latest hacking campaign.

SolarWinds credited Microsoft Corp researchers for finding the bug. SolarWinds did not immediately return a Reuters request seeking comment on the announcement.

Microsoft declined to comment.

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