Hacked dAily

The FIRST AI-Driven Cybersecurity Podcast, made exclusively for CISOs, Executives and Technology enthusiasts. -> Make Hacked dAily part of your Morning Routine. <- Your daily dose of Breaking Cybersecurity News. Exploring Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware & Ai Attacks.Cytadel helps you test your Cyber Resilience against the threats of today, keeping your data secure. Checkout cytadel.co.uk for more information.

Hacked dAily is a technology podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 500 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Hacked dAily, a technology show with 500 episodes published.

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  04-Oct-2026 MI5, Antino and Fortra N0N: Espionage and Ransomware Rising

  Oct 4, 20263 min

  Hacked dAily is the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast, created by Cytadel Cyber and published daily. Built for CISOs, security leaders and decision-makers, it delivers clear, concise analysis of the threats shaping business risk. Today’s briefing: 1. UK-China academic links: MI5 says CGTRI, allegedly a front for China’s Ministry of State Security, funded research involving more than 100 UK-linked academics in sensitive fields. Universities are urged to review ties, with possible National Security Act consequences; Beijing denies the allegations, highlighting risks to research security and international collaboration. 2. Email-powered Antino backdoor: A new Antino variant uses email inboxes to receive commands and return stolen data, blending into routine business traffic. The technique can make espionage harder to detect and disrupt, extending attacker access. 3. N0N ransomware: Fortra reports a fast-moving campaign combining phishing, remote access, encryption and data-extortion threats. The operation underscores the business impact of disruption and the need for rapid, coordinated response. 4. AI-policy phishing: A suspected China-aligned group impersonated Anthropic and former White House AI officials to target US policy experts with credential-stealing lures. The campaign shows how trusted identities can be weaponised to access cloud accounts and sensitive information on emerging technology policy. 5. Unavailable source: The underlying article could not be retrieved, so its facts and potential impact cannot be verified without risking an inaccurate summary. Listen to Hacked dAily for the latest cybersecurity intelligence, business implications and security decisions that matter. Hacked Daily is sponsored by Cytadel, an offensive cyber assurance company specialising in AI-powered attacks. Cytadel’s expert-led Red Team Assessments follow real attack chains across people, identity and technology to verify whether they can become AI fraud or ransomware disruption. We verify your defences before attackers do. Learn more at cytadel.co.uk.

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  03-Oct-2026 Microsoft, GitLab and OpenAI Face Escalating AI Security Threats

  Oct 3, 20264 min

  Hacked dAily is the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast, created by Cytadel Cyber and published daily. Each episode delivers concise, decision-ready security news for CISOs, security leaders, and executives. Today’s episode covers: 1. A critical remote code execution flaw in middleware used across financial and government environments could allow attackers to take control of trusted systems. Rapid patching and enhanced monitoring are essential to prevent disruption, data exposure, and wider network compromise. 2. Microsoft’s official X account was briefly hijacked to promote a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency. The incident demonstrates how compromised corporate profiles can amplify scams, damage trust, and mislead large audiences. 3. GitLab patched a critical vulnerability affecting self-hosted AI features that could enable malicious activity in organizations’ development environments. Teams should apply updates immediately and review exposed AI configurations to protect code, data, and developer accounts. 4. Microsoft researchers warn that attacks against AI systems can now be developed in minutes, shrinking the window for defenders to respond. The finding reinforces that AI is an immediate business risk, with potential consequences including model manipulation and sensitive data exposure. 5. Researchers identified a Mythic command-and-control technique that uses a legitimate cloud file service to exchange encrypted data. The approach could make malicious activity harder to detect, highlighting the need for stronger monitoring of cloud services and data movement. Hacked Daily is sponsored by Cytadel, an offensive cyber assurance company specialising in AI-powered attacks. Cytadel’s expert-led Red Team Assessments follow real attack chains across people, identity and technology to verify whether they can become AI fraud or ransomware disruption. We verify your defences before attackers do. Learn more at cytadel.co.uk.

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  02-Oct-2026 KillSec Takedown, Warlock Ransomware and DragonForce MQTT Attacks

  Oct 2, 20263 min

  Hacked dAily is the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast, created by Cytadel Cyber and published daily for CISOs, security leaders, and business decision-makers. Today’s briefing covers five developments: 1. Authorities seized KillSec’s leak infrastructure and arrested three alleged members, including its suspected 16-year-old leader, in an operation coordinated with Europol and U.S. officials. The group allegedly targeted about 500 organizations, and the takedown could disrupt its extortion activity while exposing further members and victims. 2. A security verification page temporarily blocked access until JavaScript and cookies were enabled. The incident reflects the growing use of bot protection to counter malicious traffic and scraping, while highlighting the need to balance security controls with user experience and operational visibility. 3. The Warlock ransomware campaign is targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking organizations, expanding its reach and increasing pressure on international businesses. Its localized extortion tactics show how ransomware groups are adapting attacks to maximize disruption and payment demands. 4. No article text was provided beyond a verification page, so there is no additional story to summarize. 5. Researchers linked DragonForce activity to the abuse of MQTT for covert communications and backdoor deployment. The tactic demonstrates how attackers can repurpose legitimate protocols to evade traditional monitoring, maintain persistence, and delay detection. Hacked Daily is sponsored by Cytadel, an offensive cyber assurance company specialising in AI-powered attacks. Cytadel’s expert-led Red Team Assessments follow real attack chains across people, identity and technology to verify whether they can become AI fraud or ransomware disruption. We verify your defences before attackers do. Learn more at cytadel.co.uk.

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  01-Oct-2026 Cisco, Bitget and OpenAI Face Zero-Days, Breaches and Covert Attacks

  Oct 1, 20264 min

  Hacked dAily is the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast, created by Cytadel Cyber and published daily for CISOs, security leaders, and decision-makers. Today’s briefing: 1. Cisco warns that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-76504, a critical authentication bypass in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that can expose admin APIs and enable full system takeover without credentials. With no workaround available, organizations should patch immediately, restrict internet access, and review logs. 2. Bitget says a $387.5 million cryptocurrency theft resulted from a zero-day in third-party security products, enabling credential theft, control bypasses, and unauthorized withdrawals across 11 blockchains. The incident highlights how supplier vulnerabilities can rapidly become exchange-wide breaches and major financial losses. 3. A cyberattack disrupted South Africa’s air traffic control systems, forcing officials to use backup procedures while assessing the impact. The incident underscores the operational and safety risks facing critical aviation infrastructure, with potential consequences for airlines, regulators, and passengers. 4. OpenAI says it disrupted an effort to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities from its models through a novel prompt-based technique, involving activity linked to China-based Moonshot AI. The case highlights growing risks to AI intellectual property and the potential for model weaknesses to accelerate capability theft. 5. Researchers have identified Terminalfix and Lorem Ipsum Loader as tools supporting covert tunneling, helping attackers hide communications and maintain network access. Such channels can evade monitoring and enable persistence, data theft, and follow-on attacks. Hacked Daily is sponsored by Cytadel, an offensive cyber assurance company specialising in AI-powered attacks. Cytadel’s expert-led Red Team Assessments follow real attack chains across people, identity and technology to verify whether they can become AI fraud or ransomware disruption. We verify your defences before attackers do. Learn more at cytadel.co.uk.

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  30-Sep-2026 Pentagon Breach, Microsoft Star Blizzard and AI-Powered Malware Attacks

  Sep 30, 20264 min

  Hacked dAily is the first AI-driven cybersecurity podcast from Cytadel Cyber, published daily for CISOs, security leaders and executives. Today’s briefing covers five developments shaping cyber risk and resilience. 1. Pentagon data exposure The Defense Manpower Data Center is notifying 2.76 million living and 294,000 deceased individuals after unauthorized users accessed an unencrypted file-sharing server for about nine months. Exposed records included Social Security numbers and military-related details, creating significant identity, privacy and national-security concerns despite no known misuse. 2. Star Blizzard espionage campaign Microsoft says the Russian intelligence-linked group Star Blizzard used fake event invitations to target more than 100 organizations, mainly in the United States and United Kingdom. The campaign highlights an evolving threat to governments, nonprofits and Ukraine-focused policy groups, with risks including credential theft and system compromise. 3. Security checks and user friction A security verification page temporarily blocked access while visitors enabled JavaScript and cookies, illustrating how publishers use layered defenses against bots and abuse. For businesses, stronger web protection must be balanced against customer friction, accessibility and lost engagement. 4. Malicious ChatGPT variants Researchers say malicious custom ChatGPT variants promoted through Google ads redirected users to fake backup sites, where ClickFix-style prompts persuaded them to run PowerShell commands installing remote-access malware. The campaign shows how trusted AI platforms can amplify social engineering, enabling attackers to steal data, monitor devices and maintain persistence. 5. TeamFiltration targets Microsoft 365 Proofpoint says a TeamFiltration campaign targeted more than 5,700 Microsoft 365 accounts across 28 Latin American tenants, with confirmed compromises involving unmanaged service accounts lacking MFA and using likely default passwords. The activity demonstrates how forgotten accounts can provide direct access to VPNs, Azure and SharePoint—and why account hygiene and identity controls remain business-critical. Hacked Daily is sponsored by Cytadel, an offensive cyber assurance company specialising in AI-powered attacks. Cytadel’s expert-led Red Team Assessments follow real attack chains across people, identity and technology to verify whether they can become AI fraud or ransomware disruption. We verify your defences before attackers do. Learn more at cytadel.co.uk.

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