16-Nov-2025: Amazon and DoorDash Grapple with Cyber Threats; Checkout.com Gambles on R&D Over Ransom

Dive into the world of cyber antics and digital derring-do with Hacked dAily, the AI-Driven podcast from Cytadel Cyber! Today, we've got Amazon Inspector busy busting a 150,000-strong gang of malicious packages. Guess even e-commerce giants don't do the forgiveness aisle in their epic digital store! Meanwhile, DoorDash slips on a banana peel of its own making with a social engineering scam. Maybe it's time they started delivering cybersecurity tips along with tacos? In our classic "You Had One Job," a quintet of missteps involving North Korean freelancers sees some Americans pleading guilty. Clearly, the new startup trend was never meant to include "Hermit Kingdom Contracts." And in a refreshing twist, after getting a visit from the infamous ShinyHunters, Checkout.com tells ransomware with the finesse of a British nanny to buzz off. They're taking extortion money and flipping it into much-needed cybercrime research funding. Because hey, nurturing minds sounds better than nurturing digital miscreants! Finally, we give a nod to Andrew Ng, founder of Google Brain, who's gently reminding the world that while AI might be the superstar, coding is the reliable understudy that knows how to keep the show running smoothly—or in this case, your sanity intact! Tune in daily, where cybersecurity news is never dull, sometimes sarcastic, but always enlightening! 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.