03-Mar-2026 Outages at Anthropic, Chrome's Quantum Leap, and Ransomware Strikes Worldwide

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast by Cytadel Cyber, delivering critical insights for cybersecurity leaders. Today, Anthropic's global outage of its AI model Claude exposes the vulnerabilities in maintaining operational stability, emphasizing the need for resilient infrastructure and rapid response strategies. In Dubai, scammers exploit geopolitical tensions with SIM swapping attacks following Iranian missile strikes, urging increased cybersecurity vigilance for individuals and organizations. Google advances HTTPS security with Merkle tree certificates in Chrome to counter potential quantum computing threats, stressing the importance of preemptive cybersecurity measures. The INC Ransomware group breaches multiple organizations across three countries, stealing terabytes of sensitive data, underscoring the global ransomware threat and the necessity for robust cybersecurity defenses. Lastly, U.S. Olympic athletes suffer from AI deepfake attacks in Milan, highlighting ethical issues and real-world harm from malicious use of AI technologies, as the digital landscape faces growing challenges in protecting privacy and security. Stay informed and prepared with the insights from today's episode. 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.