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Mon Dec 14 2020: Major Russian hack via SolarWinds, US Schools use terrorist finding tools on students

By Dave Sobel on December 14, 2020
The Business of Tech
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Mon Dec 14 2020: Major Russian hack via SolarWinds, US Schools use terrorist finding tools on students
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Two things to know today

  • The Russian government backs a major hack of Treasury, Commerce and more via Solarwinds Orion products

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1338389130951061504.html

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6744112813758803968/

https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/12/13/cisa-issues-emergency-directive-mitigate-compromise-solarwinds-orion-network

AND

  • US Schools use terrorist finding tools on students

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-schools-are-buying-phone-hacking-tech-that-the-fbi-1845862393?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

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Dave Sobel
Dave Sobel

Dave Sobel is a leading expert in the delivery of technology services with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated a technology solution provider for over a decade, and worked for vendors leading community, marketing, product strategies, and M&A activities.