Malicious Life Podcast: Inside the DarkSide Colonial Pipeline Attack

On Friday, May 7th, 2021, Colonial Pipeline suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down its operations. As a result, gasoline outages were reported across the U.S. East Coast.

The entity behind the attack is a criminal group known as DarkSide. Senior Producer Nate Nelson spoke with Assaf Dahan, Head of Threat Research at Cybereason, who examines the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline, how it happened, the implications for the security of critical infrastructure, and the impact on the criminal underworld of ransomware groups 

That last one is particularly interesting, since it seems that the Colonial Pipeline attack has set off a somewhat unexpected trend on the dark web - check it out...

About Assaf Dahan, Senior Director, Head of Threat Research at Cybereason

Assaf Dahan has over 15 years in the infosec industry. He started his career in the Israeli Military 8200 Cybersecurity unit where he developed extensive experience in offensive security. 

Later in his career he led Red Teams, developed penetration testing methodologies, and specialized in malware analysis and reverse engineering.