This is just the tip of the iceberg of the story, so lets unpack what happened.
Who is Nikolas Sharp?
Prior to this, he worked at companies like Amazon and Nike.
What was the big Ubiquiti security incident?
you’ve got the option to read the full email in the tweet below:
Ubiquiti was breached.
Notification emails went out to customers just now.
What did Sharp actually do?
On January 29, Sharp wiped the laptop he used to hack the companys servers.
How did he get caught?
To mask his identity, Sharp had purchased a license for SurfShark VPN.
Court documents suggested that he used this service on multiple devices.
That IP address was spotted later during the investigation.
In March, The FBI issued a search warrant against Sharp and seized electronics from his house.
He told them that Ubiquiti had downplayed the scope and impact of the breach.
He also claimed that the company failed to keep records of what accounts were accessing the sensitive data.
you might read about Shaps claimshere.
So what next?
So whos making a podcast ora limited series on this story?
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
