<p>NATO said Saturday it was checking its computer systems after a massive cyberattack on US government agencies and others that Washington blamed on Moscow.</p>.<p>"At this time, no evidence of compromise has been found on any NATO networks. Our experts continue to assess the situation, with a view to identifying and mitigating any potential risks to our networks," a NATO official told AFP.</p>.<p>Microsoft said Thursday its anti-virus software detected intrusions in dozens of networked systems, most of them in the United States, via software supplied by US tech company SolarWinds.</p>.<p>The NATO official said the Belgium-headquartered organisation used SolarWinds software in some of its systems.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/cyberattack-on-us-government-poses-grave-risk-us-security-agency-928606.html" target="_blank">Cyberattack on US government poses 'grave risk': US security agency</a></strong></p>.<p>"NATO also has cyber rapid reaction teams on standby to assist Allies 24 hours a day, and our Cyberspace Operations Centre is operational," said the official, who was not identified in line with NATO's policy.</p>.<p>Microsoft president Brad Smith in a blog post on Thursday said the hack was the most concerning of several "nation-state attacks" seen this year.</p>.<p>He added that, outside the US, networks in seven other countries were affected -- in Belgium, Britain, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Spain and the United Arab Emirates -- and "it's certain that the number and location of victims will keep growing".</p>.<p>US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said "we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity".</p>.<p>Russia denied involvement.</p>.<p>SolarWinds said up to 18,000 customers, including government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, had downloaded compromised software updates, allowing hackers to spy on email exchanges.</p>
<p>NATO said Saturday it was checking its computer systems after a massive cyberattack on US government agencies and others that Washington blamed on Moscow.</p>.<p>"At this time, no evidence of compromise has been found on any NATO networks. Our experts continue to assess the situation, with a view to identifying and mitigating any potential risks to our networks," a NATO official told AFP.</p>.<p>Microsoft said Thursday its anti-virus software detected intrusions in dozens of networked systems, most of them in the United States, via software supplied by US tech company SolarWinds.</p>.<p>The NATO official said the Belgium-headquartered organisation used SolarWinds software in some of its systems.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/cyberattack-on-us-government-poses-grave-risk-us-security-agency-928606.html" target="_blank">Cyberattack on US government poses 'grave risk': US security agency</a></strong></p>.<p>"NATO also has cyber rapid reaction teams on standby to assist Allies 24 hours a day, and our Cyberspace Operations Centre is operational," said the official, who was not identified in line with NATO's policy.</p>.<p>Microsoft president Brad Smith in a blog post on Thursday said the hack was the most concerning of several "nation-state attacks" seen this year.</p>.<p>He added that, outside the US, networks in seven other countries were affected -- in Belgium, Britain, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Spain and the United Arab Emirates -- and "it's certain that the number and location of victims will keep growing".</p>.<p>US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said "we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity".</p>.<p>Russia denied involvement.</p>.<p>SolarWinds said up to 18,000 customers, including government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, had downloaded compromised software updates, allowing hackers to spy on email exchanges.</p>