US Formally Attributes SolarWinds Attack to Russian Intelligence Agency. Treasury Department slaps sanctions on IT security firms that it says supported Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. Sanctions imposed under executive order signed by President Biden signed Thursday. Positive Technologies, Neobit, Advanced System Technology, Pasit, and Positive Technologies were put on the Treasury Department sanctions list. The sanctions are likely going to create some uncertainty and disruption for US organizations currently using technologies from those on the new sanctions list, a security expert says.”]