21-Feb-2025 DeepSeek & ByteDance Data Drama; Hudson Rock's Hacker Chatbot; Cisco's Salt Typhoon Struggle

Welcome to Hacked dAily, the AI-driven cybersecurity podcast by Cytadel Cyber, where we break down the latest cyber mayhem with a dash of humor and sarcasm. Buckle up for bite-sized chaos! First up, South Korea is throwing down the digital gauntlet, yanking the DeepSeek app after it was caught sharing user data with TikTok's over-controversial parent company, ByteDance. It’s almost cinematic, like a privacy thriller no one subscribed to—unless you count FCC's ongoing drama with ByteDance. Next, in a mash-up stranger than fiction, Hudson Rock has decoded the chilling musings of Black Basta ransomware gang with BlackBastaGPT. Imagine an AI tackling cybercriminal monologues on encryption and Bitcoin. Somewhere, a hacker's group therapy session is missing its opening speech. Our third story introduces the Salt Typhoon group, smoothly slipping past Cisco's defenses using legitimate creds. Cisco chalks it up to an ancient vulnerability, but we can't help but wonder—did Salt Typhoon unlock some digital Houdini secrets? Meanwhile, attribution in cyber-threats is getting muddier than a 3D chess game with espionage tools moonlighting in ransomware schemes. Cyber spy thriller, meet ransomware drama—it’s a Hollywood waiting to happen. Lastly, embedded AI is swiftly becoming the MVP in our digital lives, tasked with mundane chores. No fears of world domination yet—just don't ask AI why cat memes reign supreme online. Stay safe, and keep those backdoor traces covered!