02-Mar-2025 GitHub Scams & API Chaos: A Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call for Developers and IT Pros

Welcome to Hacked dAily—your go-to spot for cyber news dished with a side of snark. In today’s episode, we drop into the dramatic world of GitHub, where downloading a "must-have" mod could end up with your data taking a one-way trip to dodginess. Cue the violins for our digital soap opera! Next, we'd like to sound the airhorn: 99% of organizations have hit rocky API security waters this past year. Few have life vests on! With API chaos at its peak, grab your coffee, because caffeine may be your best defense until nearly half these businesses get their strategies sorted. Turning to speed demons—brace yourself. Ransomware attackers are making moves quicker than a toddler at Disneyland, shrinking detection windows to the blink of an eye or, to be precise, a micro-nap. In other news, ransomware groups consider subtlety overrated, hammering Paragon Partition Manager with BYOVD attacks so brazen, they deserve their own razzie. And, let’s not overlook that irony: financial institutions are becoming playgrounds for AI hackers. Yep, the protectors of our money are getting schooled by an AI-led digital heist. Should we start betting on the supervillain hackers instead? Tune in tomorrow for more witty (and slightly worrying) cybersecurity tales on Hacked dAily, where we learn together that trusting tech is as tricky as asking a cat to share its secrets.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.