06-Jul-2025 Spain's Phishing Surge, XWorm's Evolution, Ingram Micro's Ransomware Woes

Dive headfirst into the murky underworld of cybersecurity with Hacked dAily, the first AI-driven podcast from Cytadel Cyber that'll make you look at your inbox sideways. Today, we're peeling back the digital curtain to reveal Spain's .es domains turning into a cyber circus, with phishing scams operating faster than your favorite siesta-snatching tapas joint. Next, we journey into a tech drama fit for Hollywood, featuring XWorm's latest antics. This cyberglitch showcases the fluidity of its latest shape-shifting loader and stager variants. If they had a union, even Optimus Prime would have a run for his money. Meanwhile, cybersecurity's buddy cop flick comes alive as we sidestep the nefarious exploits of the RomCom RAT and TransferLoader malware gangs. These duos' shifty games of intrigue and matching infrastructure would have even James Bond building a safer router. Turning the spotlight onto Ingram Micro, who found themselves tangled in a ransomware pickle. Unfortunately, customers are in for a wait as the company plays an epic round of digital hide-and-seek with their stowaway adversaries. Finally, we ponder the ironic twist of AI becoming a cyber playground for adversarial machine learning. As these cheeky hackers rewire the matrix with pixel trickery, rest assured, we're dissecting these tales with humor and a sprinkle of sarcasm to keep you—and AI—on your toes. Join us, won’t you?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.