01-Mar-2025 Data Breach Blunders: Spyware Slip-Ups & Digital Houdini Hassled in Thailand

Welcome to today's episode of Hacked dAily, the FIRST and possibly most sarcastic AI-Driven Cybersecurity Podcast, brought to you by Cytadel Cyber. Prepare yourself as we take a light-hearted (and slightly cynical) spin through today's most head-scratching cyber news. First up, in the "Learn From Our Mistakes" file, stalkerware apps like Spyzie, Cocospy, and Spyic have managed to expose personal data—ironically including those of the spies themselves—due to some impressively bad coding. They're so good at sharing they might as well start a data giveaway channel. Meanwhile, in Thailand, our favorite cyber villain has finally clocked out for good. A notorious data extortion actor got caught in a scene right out of CSI: Cyber... but with less glam and more reality TV drama. Note to future cybercriminals: The world has eyes everywhere, and they're ready to throw you an orange jumpsuit party. Elsewhere, cyber tricksters have decided CAPTCHA forms are the new 'IT' spot for malware. These sneaky developers have turned mayhem into an art form, so remember: if your CAPTCHA makes bizarre requests, tread carefully—puzzles are only fun when you don't lose your data. Turning to some ransomware theatrics, Lynx thinks it's the next cyber diva with its drama-queen antics, while over 12,000 hardcoded API keys are doing their best impression of "house keys under the doormat." As we wrap up, let us hope tomorrow's headlines keep our hard-coded curiosity satisfied. Join us again on Hacked dAily!