SS-NEWS-111: Solarwinds Discovered 6 Months Earlier!

Episode 111 May 15, 2023 00:34:33
SS-NEWS-111: Solarwinds Discovered 6 Months Earlier!
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SS-NEWS-111: Solarwinds Discovered 6 Months Earlier!

May 15 2023 | 00:34:33

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Show Notes

This week we sat down to discuss how the Solarwinds breach was found 6 months earlier, but they couldn't get to the bottom of it, the FBI is claiming that China is winning the cyberwar, a new Dark Web Browser is launched, and court rules that cyberattacks are not covered under the acts of war exception in insurance.

Article 1 - SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier
Supporting Articles:
The DOJ Detected the SolarWinds Hack 6 Months Earlier Than First Disclosed
The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever

Article 2 - China has 50 hackers for every FBI cyber agent, says Bureau boss
Supporting Articles:
Internal Documents Show How Little the FBI Did to Correct Misuse of Section 702 Databases
XKCD - Ballmer Peak

Article 3 - Searchlight Cyber launches Stealth Browser for safe dark web access

Article 4 - Insurers Can't Use War Argument: Court Rules in Favor of Merck in $1.4 Billion Cyberattack Coverage Case

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