Elon Musk's claim of DDoS attack greeted with skepticism: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into Elon Musk's claim that a DDoS attack delayed his live interview with Donald Trump, the revelation of a massive data breach compromising most U.S. social security numbers, and CrowdStrike's president accepting the 'Most Epic Fail' award at DEF CON. The episode covers the skepticism around Musk's DDoS claim, details on the National Public Data hack, and CrowdStrike's approach to owning up to its global IT outage. Tune in for the latest updates in cybersecurity! 00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:21 Elon Musk's DDoS Claim and Technical Issues 02:06 Trump Campaign Hacked 03:00 National Public Data Breach 05:16 CrowdStrike's Epic Fail at DEF CON 06:34 Conclusion and Show Notes