Darknet Diaries

77: Olympic Destroyer

In February 2018, during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea, a cyber attack struck, wiping out a lot of the Olympic’s digital infrastructure. Teams rushed to get things back up, but it was bad. Malware had repeatedly wiped the domain controllers rendering a lot of the network unusable. Who would do such a thing?We will talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/a_greenberg">Andy Greenberg</a> to discuss Olympic Destroyer, a chapter from his book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385544405/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0385544405&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=tunn01-20&amp;linkId=902a794b24f1acd06572bfa38aeb5e4a">Sandworm</a> (affiliate link).SponsorsSupport for this show comes from <a href="https://linode.com/darknet">Linode</a>. Linode supplies you with virtual servers. Visit <a href="https://linode.com/darknet">linode.com/darknet</a> and get a special offer.Support for this show comes from <a href="https://blinkist.com/DARKNET">Blinkist</a>. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books in about 15 minutes. Check out <a href="https://blinkist.com/DARKNET">Blinkist.com/DARKNET</a> to start your 7 day free trial and get 25% off when you sign up.

Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.