08-Mar-2025 NTT Hacked Again, Ransomware Tactics Evolve, Canadian AI Election Threats

Join us on Hacked dAily, the first AI-Driven Cybersecurity Podcast brought to you by Cytadel Cyber, where we dive into the latest escapades in the world of digital mischief with a side of sarcasm and some much-needed humor. Who knew cybersecurity could be this amusing? Today, we start off in Japan where NTT Communications stumbles once again, putting 18,000 organizations on a first-name basis with data breaches. Looks like someone missed the memo on securing information, right? Then we turn to the ever-evolving saga of cybercriminals; Black Basta and Cactus ransomware gangs are stretching their criminal portfolios with new spyware, BackConnect. It’s like they’re shopping for tech upgrades, but with slightly less legit payment methods. In other tales of woe, a marauding PyPI package has been pilfering Ethereum private keys quicker than you can say "crypto"—a little reminder that developers might need a crash course in "Playing Nice with Other People's Currency." We swing by Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, latest victim in a plot that rivals any cyber thriller. In a grand display of what's probably going to be the tech blooper of the year, sensitive data is now available as light reading on the dark web. Finally, Canadian intelligence issues a warning about AI’s new role in election threats—turns out, future political debates might feature our robo-counterparts. Stay tuned, and who knows, maybe one day Siri will run for office!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.