# Is this the new cyber normal? — Drew Silcock

- **Publication**: [From the Dumpster Fire](https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/) · [Haul 001: Wild, wild times](https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/haul/1)
- **Canonical URL**: https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/haul/1/is-this-the-new-cyber-normal
- **Type**: Essay (Magazine opening)
- **Creator**: Drew Silcock
- **Original Source**: [Drew's Dev Blog](https://drew.silcock.dev/blog/is-this-the-new-cyber-normal/) (23 October 2026) · 19 minutes
- **Published**: 2026-10-31

## Why it's here (Editor — Bhuvanesh)

If you want to know what actually broke in Black October, Drew Silcock goes through it bug by bug.