Nov 3, 2023 · Hackers compromised a digitally signed SolarWinds Orion network monitoring component, opening a backdoor into the networks of thousands of SolarWinds government and enterprise customers.
Jul 9, 2025 · The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation stemming from alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of SolarWinds ’ Orion platform by Russian cyber operatives.
Nov 20, 2025 · The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a joint stipulation with Defendants SolarWinds Corporation and its Chief Information Security Officer, Timothy G. Brown, to dismiss, with prejudice, the Commission’s ongoing civil enforcement action.
Dec 7, 2025 · In October 2023, the SEC brought an enforcement action against SolarWinds and Brown in federal court, alleging the defendants defrauded investors by overstating SolarWinds ’ cybersecurity practices and understating known risks.
Nov 20, 2025 · The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its landmark lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that accused the company of covering up internal problems ahead of a massive cyberattack.
Dec 10, 2025 · The case was a rare instance of the SEC directly targeting a CISO, sending chilling effects throughout the industry. The dismissal, stipulated by the SEC, SolarWinds , and the CISO without admission of wrongdoing, concluded this years-long legal battle.
Jul 25, 2024 · The Solar Winds decision will likely impact how the SEC thinks about its broad use of accounting controls as a basis to charge a violation related to a cyber incident.