04-Mar-2026 Meta Outage, France Health Breach, AWS Drone Strikes, LexisNexis Hack, Pentagon Drops Anthropic

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast by Cytadel Cyber. Today, explore five critical stories shaping the cybersecurity landscape. Facebook users worldwide experience a major outage, blocking access and disrupting Meta's business services like Ads Manager and WhatsApp Business API. This highlights vulnerability in global connectivity and business operations, with no link to country-level internet issues confirmed. In France, cybercriminals breach the Ministry of Health, stealing 15.8 million medical records. This breach underscores the need for robust cybersecurity to protect sensitive healthcare data and maintain trust in public institutions. Drone attacks on AWS data centers in the Middle East reveal vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. This raises security concerns, stressing the importance of securing digital operations in conflict-prone areas, given AWS's critical role for global enterprises. LexisNexis faces a breach claim by FULCRUMSEC, allegedly accessing AWS infrastructure and siphoning sensitive data. These threats expose alarming security flaws, potentially impacting data privacy and corporate trust. Finally, the Pentagon ends its contract with AI firm Anthropic over supply-chain risk concerns, drawing a line on ethical AI usage. While OpenAI steps in with aligned safeguards, Anthropic plans to contest, igniting a controversial debate on AI's role in military operations and national security. Stay with us daily for precise, AI-driven insights into the evolving cybersecurity frontier. Join the conversation with Hacked dAily, your vital source for security intelligence. 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. Cyatdel helps you test your cyber resilience against the threats of today, keeping your data secure. Checkout cytadel.co.uk for more information.