CyberWire Daily

It was DDoS, not us.

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Jan 28, 2025
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Bogdan Botezatu
Bogdan Botezatu is the Director of Threat Research and Reporting at Bitdefender, bringing deep expertise in cybersecurity. He discusses the intriguing parallels between dark market subcultures and holiday shopping trends. The conversation touches on how illicit goods are exchanged with alarming ease and the challenges law enforcement faces in combating these markets. Botezatu also dives into the ethical implications of AI technology in the cybersecurity realm, shedding light on significant vulnerabilities and the impact of advanced cyber threats.
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INSIGHT

DeepSeek Outage and Security Concerns

  • DeepSeek blames a DDoS attack for its recent registration outage, but faces scrutiny over security vulnerabilities in its R1 AI model.
  • Experts are concerned about data security, especially given the geopolitical context of Chinese tech.
INSIGHT

AT&T Data Breach Targets Prominent Figures

  • Hackers exploited an AT&T instance of Snowflake, a data warehousing tool, to target phone records of prominent figures.
  • The breach raises national security risks and concerns about lax security practices within the telecom industry.
ANECDOTE

EU Sanctions Russian GRU Officers

  • The EU sanctioned three Russian GRU officers for 2020 cyberattacks against Estonia, including hacking ministries and stealing sensitive data.
  • The EU claims these attacks aimed to undermine Estonia’s security and cyber capabilities.
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