AI Built Its First Zero-Day | 275M Student Records Stolen | 90% Hidden Ransomware
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The episode discusses the first known case of AI creating a zero-day exploit, a major data breach affecting 275 million student records, and the prevalence of undisclosed ransomware attacks.
A cybersecurity line just got crossed. Google has now confirmed the first known case of hackers using artificial intelligence to build a working zero-day exploit that bypasses two-factor authentication. At the same time, Instructure the company behind Canvas, used by over 9,000 schools worldwide appears to have quietly paid a ransom after ShinyHunters stole 275 million student and teacher records and defaced hundreds of school login pages. And if you think these attacks are rare, new data from BlackFog says otherwise: 90% of ransomware attacks this quarter were never publicly disclosed. Most breaches never make headlines. On this episode of Security Squawk, Bryan Hornung, Randy Bryan, and Reginald Andre break down three stories that reveal where cybercrime is heading next and why most organizations are less prepared than they think. This Week's Cybersecurity Breakdown 1. Canvas / Instructure Data Breach & Apparent Ransom Payment One of the largest education-sector breaches in recent memory: 275 million records allegedly stolen 3.65 TB of data taken from roughly 8,800+ schools Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, UNC, and other institutions impacted ~330 Canvas login portals…
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