13-Feb-2025 Spy Thrillers in Tech: Laptop Farmer Funds North Korea, Sandworm Targets Microsoft, Nvidia's AI Flaw

Welcome back to Hacked dAily, the FIRST AI-Driven Cybersecurity Podcast by Cytadel Cyber. In today's episode, we've got stories spicier than an Arizona summer and more twisted than a spy plot. First up, an Arizona ‘laptop farmer’ finds himself in a financial thriller, having accidentally funneled $17 million to Kim Jong Un. It seems his ambition to cultivate riches took a wrong turn directly to North Korea—now that's taking "flipping your profits" to a dictator-ruled level! Next, the adventurous Sandworm group gives Microsoft activators a terrifying twist, proving that even skipping out on software costs could invite elite cyber-wolves into your digital henhouse. Stop pirating folks, it might save you from joining an unsolicited hacker's club! In a European escapade, the Italian government is under fire for allegedly using spyware on journalists, only to fervently deny it like a plot hole in a Mission Impossible script. They claim it's all legal, but let's just say they're about as clear as a bowl of unsauced spaghetti. Meanwhile, the Sarcoma ransomware gang boasts of infiltrating Unimicron. With files and financial secrets on display, Unimicron is as silent as a phone with the mute button jammed. Finally, Nvidia faces a tech-based horror story, finding a flaw that could turn their AI systems into mini HAL 9000s. Let’s see if they can patch it before someone switches them into Skynet mode! So buckle up, folks—today's tech news is one hack short of a Hollywood blockbuster!