App Review A Documentary on The SolarWinds Hack

[TechWithShaan]

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https://youtu.be/Kf7Motm36Go

Hi Community!

Just thought I'd post the documentary I produced earlier this week about SUNBURST/SOLORIGATE (The SolarWinds Hack)

I tried to cover the technical concepts as simply as possible for laypersons to understand as well -

I would love your feedback on it!

Do check it out here:

 

[Minimalist]

Nicely done, thank you for sharing.

 

[TechWithShaan]

Nicely done, thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much!

 

[SumTingWong]

America always blame Russia, and make China looks "innocent" that they don't interfere with America business at all.

SolarWinds: US and UK blame Russian intelligence service hackers for major cyberattack

US agencies NSA, FBI and CISA, along with the UK's NCSC, accuse 'Cozy Bear' Russian APT group of campaigns against SolarWinds. Organisations are urged to patch the five VPN and cloud vulnerabilities being exploited in ongoing attacks.

www.zdnet.com

Funny thing is Chinese hackers are using this exploit to conduct attack

Microsoft says Chinese hackers used a SolarWinds exploit to conduct attacks

Microsoft has discovered an exploit in SolarWinds' software that was being used by Chinese hackers.

www.engadget.com

 

[TechWithShaan]

America always blame Russia, and make China looks "innocent" that they don't interfere with America business at all.

SolarWinds: US and UK blame Russian intelligence service hackers for major cyberattack

US agencies NSA, FBI and CISA, along with the UK's NCSC, accuse 'Cozy Bear' Russian APT group of campaigns against SolarWinds. Organisations are urged to patch the five VPN and cloud vulnerabilities being exploited in ongoing attacks.

www.zdnet.com

Funny thing is Chinese hackers are using this exploit to conduct attack

Microsoft says Chinese hackers used a SolarWinds exploit to conduct attacks

Microsoft has discovered an exploit in SolarWinds' software that was being used by Chinese hackers.

www.engadget.com

Considering that they haven't released any real evidence as to why they attributed the attack to Russia, anything is possible. It's entirely possible that Chinese hackers replicated CozyBear attack patterns to mislead the U.S.

It wouldn't be surprising since these threat actors were pretty damn smart in the first place to do what they did, in the manner that they did it.

 

[upnorth]

Very well created video! Enjoyed watching and yes I would say it's easy to understand. Just one small tiny help on the company Godaddy, for those that don't know what it is or do. It's a internet domain registrar and web hosting company.

 

[TechWithShaan]

Very well created video! Enjoyed watching and yes I would say it's easy to understand. Just one small tiny help on the company Godaddy, for those that don't know what it is or do. It's a internet domain registrar and web hosting company.

Thank you so much for clarifying it for the others! I can't believe I didn't explain what GoDaddy was.

 

[upnorth]

Considering that they haven't released any real evidence as to why they attributed the attack to Russia, anything is possible. It's entirely possible that Chinese hackers replicated CozyBear attack patterns to mislead the U.S.

It wouldn't be surprising since these threat actors were pretty damn smart in the first place to do what they did, in the manner that they did it.

Agree, as attributes are probably one of the hardest part for researchers and investigators. The case with the Olympic Destroyer from 2018 is a very good example.

 

[TechWithShaan]

Agree, as attributes are probably one of the hardest part for researchers and investigators. The case with the Olympic Destroyer from 2018 is a very good example.

It's funny you should bring that up! I was just thinking of making a video on the Olympic Destroyer as well! But yes, this is a great example.

I don't think we should blame anyone for wrong attributions, it is a very difficult thing to do after all and it's easy to say that it was done intentionally to mislead the public. Cyberattacks are becoming more and more difficult to really uncover and it's only bound to get worse as time goes on.

 

[upnorth]

It's funny you should bring that up! I was just thinking of making a video on the Olympic Destroyer as well! But yes, this is a great example.

I don't think we should blame anyone for wrong attributions, it is a very difficult thing to do after all and it's easy to say that it was done intentionally to mislead the public. Cyberattacks are becoming more and more difficult to really uncover and it's only bound to get worse as time goes on.

A bit off-topic, but I shared a video serie from Kaskersky about the Olympic Destroyer that might be of some help/tips. Looking forward to your upcoming videos even with other topics.

Spoiler

Cybercrime - The Olympic Destroyer - 2018

Olympic Destroyer tells the story of one of the most deceptive hacks in history – the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games. But what makes this hacking attempt so slippery? And what makes the response so ‘extraordinarily brilliant? Immense interesting investigation about the Olympic Destroyer. This...

malwaretips.com

 

[TechWithShaan]

A bit off-topic, but I shared a video serie from Kaskersky about the Olympic Destroyer that might be of some help/tips. Looking forward to your upcoming videos even with other topics.

Spoiler

Cybercrime - The Olympic Destroyer - 2018

Olympic Destroyer tells the story of one of the most deceptive hacks in history – the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games. But what makes this hacking attempt so slippery? And what makes the response so ‘extraordinarily brilliant? Immense interesting investigation about the Olympic Destroyer. This...

malwaretips.com

I'll definitely be checking these out! Tomorrow Unlocked and Darknet Diaries are high quality stuff and have been a major source of inspiration for my videos as well!

Thanks for linking these! And yes! Do stay tuned! Thanks for the support!

 

[Brahman]

One word.. "Subscribed"

 

[TechWithShaan]

One word.. "Subscribed"

Thank you so much! :')

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

As English isn’t my main, I enabled subtiles but enjoy your video.
I also watch your wannacry video and like both!

 

[TechWithShaan]

As English isn’t my main, I enabled subtiles but enjoy your video.
I also watch your wannacry video and like both!

Thank you so much! I would love to make my content accessible to people all over the world one day, hopefully build a team to create subtitles for popular languages.

I'm sorry if certain things were not understandable. Please do stay tuned as my channel grows, I'll begin to implement such things

 

[Freud2004]

Tanks, It's very well-made, please continue doing this. I will subscribe your Chanel on YouTube.

 

[TechWithShaan]

Tanks, It's very well-made, please continue doing this. I will subscribe your Chanel on YouTube.

Thank you so much, that's the plan! I appreciate the support

 

[Freud2004]

Just a suggestion, I am not a YouTuber but my boss is.
Your voice is very fresh, and have an accent from your region, like my boss have an accent from a non-English speaker.
But it uses some kind of software to make its voice looks like David Attenborough, it makes the videos very professional, almost like something made by BBC or Netflix.
The majority of persons don't have a radio voice, but it sounds great when they have that deep radio voice.
Just a suggestion my friend, I will see your videos with or without a radio voice .

I leave the example, I can guarantee that is real voice had nothing to do with the voice you hear in the video:

 

[TechWithShaan]

Just a subjection, I am not a YouTuber but my boss is.
Your voice is very fresh, and have an accent from your region, like my boss have an accent from a non-English speaker.
But it uses some kind of software to make its voice looks like David Attenborough, it makes the videos very professional almost like something mad by BBC or Netflix.
The majority of persons don't have a radio voice, but it sounds great when they have that deep radio voice.
Just a suggestion my friend, I will see your videos with or without a radio voice .

I leave the example, I can guarantee that is real voice had nothing to do with the voice you hear in the video:

Thanks for the suggestion man!

I would love to have a deep broadcaster voice, and it's something I know will make my content easier to listen to. I have a very nasal voice and I find that it can sometimes be very difficult to listen to! Unfortunately, using a software makes it sound very computer-like and I'm not a big fan of that. I will however put some effort into getting a deeper voice and at the same time, making it feel as natural as possible.

Thank you so much for the suggestion though, truly appreciate feedback like this!

 

[ZeePriest]

Great video! Well done...