The state of Michigan was using the network that was attacked through malicious code earlier this year, an official confirmed to The Epoch Times. The SolarWinds Orion network was compromised through malware, or malicious code, that gave attackers access to systems when customers uploaded updates to the network, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye, which was among those whose systems were breached. The state of Michigan did utilize the Orion network, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget told The Epoch Times this week. Caleb Buhs, the spokesman, said the network “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 into service. Michigan has completed a …