Welcome to Hacked dAily, your go-to podcast for the quirkiest, most intriguing stories in the cybersecurity world, with a twist of humor and a dash of sarcasm, brought to you by Cytadel Cyber.
Today's menu kicks off with a wellness startup whose office air wasn't just refreshing the chakras—it was also harboring a digital burglar with a $100K heist. Maybe next time, throw in a 'do not disturb' sign for the hackers along with the zen fountains.
Meanwhile, PowerSchool faces a data breach that hands over the principal's keys to the cybercrooks, turning student data into digital ransom notes. Detention wouldn’t fix this mess, now would it?
Heard about the latest plot twist in ransomware? It’s ditching hard drives for CPUs like a gym-goer switching personal trainers. Sorry AMD users, a mere hardware upgrade isn’t cutting it this time. Blame it on a cunning Russian crew who viewed 2023 as their debut year.
Elsewhere, Cactus ransomware has its prickly arms stretched around unprotected software, acting like the most persistent intern you never hired—one that only HTML patches can fend off.
And finally, OpenAI's HealthBench is making its way into healthcare with AI wisdom that might just overshadow Aunt Edna’s soup advice. But don't worry, docs, these silicon interns won’t raid the breakroom snacks.
Tune in tomorrow for more cybersecurity tales to tickle your tech bone!This episode is sponsored by Cytadel Cyber. Specialist in Ransomware Readiness Assessments, Threat Intel-Led Red Teaming, AI DeepFakes, AI Voice Cloning and AI Vishing Simulations.
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