⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic

00:00 Highlight/theme

23:05 Intro

06:56 White House revokes Chris Krebs and SentinelOne's security clearances

16:55 How Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat

26:48 DOGE staffer provided tech support to cybercrime ring

39:29 China Acknowledged Role in U.S. Infra Hacks

51:56 Oracle under fire for its handling of security incidents

54:51 Hackers Spied on 100 US Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship

President Trump has revoked the security clearance of Chris Krebs and his associates, citing concerns over Krebs’ alleged misuse of authority at CISA.

Reference: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-addresses-risks-from-chris-krebs-and-government-censorship/

How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat

An internal investigation revealed that Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat discussing classified military plans due to a months-old contact-saving error.

Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/signal-group-chat-leak-how-it-happened

DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show

A member of DOGE previously provided network support to a cybercrime group through his company.

Reference: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-staffer-big-balls-provided-tech-support-cybercrime-ring-records-show-2025-03-26/

In Secret Meeting, China Acknowledged Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks

In a confidential meeting, Chinese officials tacitly acknowledged responsibility for a series of cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, including ports, water utilities, and airports.

Reference: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/in-secret-meeting-china-acknowledged-role-in-u-s-infrastructure-hacks-c5ab37cb

Oracle Appears to Admit Breach of 2 'Obsolete' Servers

Oracle has acknowledged that a hacker accessed two outdated servers containing encrypted or hashed credentials.

Reference: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/oracle-breach-2-obsolete-servers

Hackers Spied on 100 US Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year

Hackers infiltrated the email systems of over 100 U.S. bank regulators at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accessing 150,000+ messages from 2023-2025.

Reference: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/hackers-spied-on-100-bank-regulators-emails-for-over-a-year

Adversarial Podcast Ep. 21 – Chris Krebs & Sentinel One's clearances revoked, Oracle hack, how Goldberg got added to Signal chat

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