CyberWire Daily CyberWire Daily at 10: The breaches we still talk about. [Special Edition]
Mar 29, 2026
A retrospective stroll through the biggest cyber breaches of the last decade. They revisit Sony, OPM, WannaCry, NotPetya, Equifax and SolarWinds and why those incidents mattered. Discussion covers supply-chain risk, long-term intrusions, the rise of ransomware and why healthcare and genetic data are especially vulnerable.
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OPM Breach Hit Colleagues With Security Clearances
- The 2015 OPM breach personally affected many government employees with security clearances.
- Dave Bittner recounts colleagues being impacted and attributes the scale to long-term intruder access plus outdated government systems.
Attribution Is More Accurate But Still Tricky
- Attribution has improved but remains complicated by false flags and impersonation.
- Dave Bittner argues attribution helps explain motive and tradecraft, even though adversaries sometimes impersonate each other.
WannaCry And NotPetya Showed Systemic Global Risk
- 2017's WannaCry and NotPetya illustrated systemic global disruption beyond data theft.
- Dave Bittner notes shipping companies and critical systems shut down, showing what happens when networks are effectively turned off.