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The Impact of Saudi Aramco Cyber Attack on Hard Drive Supplies
21:52 - 26:33 (04:41)
Following a cyber attack on Saudi Aramco in 2012, the company bought up the world supply of hard drives, causing a rise in prices worldwide. A typhoon hitting Asia simultaneously halted production for some hard drive facilities, exacerbating the issue.
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A global company needs a lot of talented security personnel who can speak multiple languages and identify threats in different regions.
21:52 - 25:03 (03:10)
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A global company needs a lot of talented security personnel who can speak multiple languages and identify threats in different regions. However, the shortage of good security talent makes it challenging to find the right people for the job.
ChapterThe Impact of Saudi Aramco Cyber Attack on Hard Drive Supplies
EpisodeEp 30: Shamoon
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Saudi Aramco's private fleet bought up the world's supply of hard drives to replace all their affected drives after a cyberattack and this, coupled with a typhoon halting production of certain hard drive facilities, resulted in a global rise in hard drive prices.
25:03 - 26:33 (01:30)
Summary
Saudi Aramco's private fleet bought up the world's supply of hard drives to replace all their affected drives after a cyberattack and this, coupled with a typhoon halting production of certain hard drive facilities, resulted in a global rise in hard drive prices. Some of the drives were damaged, but the company wanted to recover the data instead of reformatting them.