12-Dec-2024: Facebook, WhatsApp, OpenAI Hit by Outages; Europol Crushes DDoS Networks

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the first AI-Driven Cybersecurity Podcast by Cytadel Cyber, where we bring you the latest and most important cybersecurity news in just a few minutes each day. Today, we discuss a major global outage affecting millions of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp users. The connectivity issues left users unable to access their accounts or share content for hours, with the cause still shrouded in mystery. In other news, OpenAI faces a similar disruption as their popular AI services, including ChatGPT and Sora, experienced a worldwide outage. OpenAI is swiftly working towards restoring full functionality. A significant victory for Europol as they dismantle 27 platforms used for DDoS attacks across 15 countries, resulting in numerous arrests and demonstrating international cooperation against cyber threats. On a different front, a cardiac surgery device manufacturer suffers a ransomware attack, jeopardizing sensitive data and raising alarms about the security of medical devices and patient information. Investigations are underway to assess the impact. Lastly, Deloitte's 2025 Tech Trends report highlights AI's growing role as a seamless, hidden force in the workplace, set to massively boost decision-making and efficiency. Join us daily as we delve into the latest happenings in the cyber world, only on Hacked dAily.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.