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SolarWinds Lied About Their Vulnerabilities
1:00:19 - 1:04:50 (04:30)
SolarWinds lied to investors for years about their vulnerabilities, leading to the recent massive hack, but the only ones responsible for the crime are the actual criminals who did the attacking.
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The crime of unauthorized account access does not usually result in a monetary loss or standard fines, and without any real victim, the charges are relatively meaningless.
1:00:19 - 1:01:16 (00:56)
Summary
The crime of unauthorized account access does not usually result in a monetary loss or standard fines, and without any real victim, the charges are relatively meaningless.
ChapterSolarWinds Lied About Their Vulnerabilities
Episode#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker believes that the responsibility of the cyber attack lies solely on the criminals who did the attacking and not on Solar Winds.
1:01:16 - 1:03:17 (02:00)
Summary
The speaker believes that the responsibility of the cyber attack lies solely on the criminals who did the attacking and not on Solar Winds. However, he also holds Solar Winds culpable for lying about their vulnerabilities for years.
ChapterSolarWinds Lied About Their Vulnerabilities
Episode#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The SolarWinds hack allowed the attackers to access and monitor all the communications and secrets of companies that SolarWinds had as clients, including a view of the source code of software like Microsoft.
1:03:17 - 1:04:50 (01:32)
Summary
The SolarWinds hack allowed the attackers to access and monitor all the communications and secrets of companies that SolarWinds had as clients, including a view of the source code of software like Microsoft. This type of attack is considered catastrophic.