The state of Michigan was using the software that was attacked through malicious code earlier this year, an official confirmed to The Epoch Times. The SolarWinds Orion software was compromised through malware, or malicious code, which was able “to transfer files, execute files, profile the system, reboot the machine, and disable system services,” according to cybersecurity firm FireEye, which was among those whose systems were breached. The state of Michigan did utilize the Orion software, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget told The Epoch Times via email this week. Caleb Buhs, the spokesman, said it “was not connected with any election-related networks in the Michigan Department of State,” which runs elections. A spokesperson for that department declined to provide more information. Buhs added: “At the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, we removed SolarWinds from our network immediately and it has not been put back …