An anonymous hacker claims to have hijacked a Mandiant researcher’s computer and gained access to Mandiant and FireEye’s network. So far there is no proof of these claims other than a PasteBin post with a data dump. While the dump does contain some of the hijacked researcher’s personal data from cloud accounts, it doesn’t really contain any hard proof about the attacker’s wider claims. Watch today’s video to learn more about this incident, and what it means for security industry analysts.
Episode Runtime: 3:42
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jwyJ7LC5tI
EPISODE REFERENCES:
- PasteBin post announcing operation #LeakTheAnalyst – PasteBin
- Hacker claims Mandiant FireEye breach – The Register
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)
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