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title: SEC Accuses Four Firms of Downplaying SolarWinds-Related Hacks
description: "BNN Bloomberg: Four hacked companies will pay a total of almost $7 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they downplayed the significance of the cyberattacks, the latest fallout from the massive SolarWinds Corp. breach."
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# [SEC Accuses Four Firms of Downplaying SolarWinds-Related Hacks](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/sec-accuses-four-firms-of-downplaying-solarwinds-related-hacks)

 Written by [Cybersecurity](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/author/cybersecurity) | Oct 25, 2024 1:03:50 PM

#### *2024-10-22*

*BNN Bloomberg:* Four hacked companies will pay a total of almost $7 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they downplayed the significance of the cyberattacks, the latest fallout from the massive SolarWinds Corp. breach.

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