Gidi Burst

09/09/2026

US Agencies Warn of Systematic AI Intelligence Extraction by China

US intelligence agencies have warned that Chinese AI firms are conducting large-scale distillation attacks to extract reasoning and data from US frontier models....

US intelligence agencies warn that Chinese AI firms are using large-scale distillation to extract capabilities from frontier models like GPT and Claude.

09/09/2026

Attackers target account recovery processes to bypass MFA

Attackers are increasingly bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) by targeting the processes used to recover lost or compromised accounts via service desks....

09/09/2026

Attackers Target Account Recovery to Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication

Threat actors are increasingly exploiting account recovery workflows to circumvent MFA, turning service desk support into a primary target for identity theft....

Cybercriminals are targeting service desk recovery processes to bypass MFA, using social engineering to reset credentials and gain unauthorised access.

09/09/2026

Non-Human Identities Now Primary Corporate Entry Point for Attackers

Compromised non-human identities (NHIs) like AI agents and service accounts have surpassed phishing as the primary entry point for cyberattacks into organisations, a recent report indicates....

09/09/2026

ClickFix Campaign Shifts to Browser-Based Cryptocurrency Theft Using JavaScript Injection

The ClickFix campaign has pivoted from OS-level commands to browser-based JavaScript injection, exploiting Google Sheets to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users....

09/09/2026

Compromised Non-Human Identities Now Top Corporate Entry Point for Hackers, Study Finds

Compromised non-human identities (NHIs), such as AI agents and service accounts, have emerged as the leading entry point for cyberattacks into organisations, according to a new study by SpyCloud. These machine identities now pose a...

05/09/2026

Qilin Leaks ATF Investigation Files

Qilin Ransomware Gang Leaks Stolen ATF Investigation Files: What Was Exposed? Qilin Leaks Stolen ATF Investigation Files After Federal Surveillance Server Breach Inside the ATF Data Breach: Cellebrite Dumps and Target Phone Records Released Online DOJ Declares 'Major Incident' as Ransomware Gang Publishes Sensitive ATF Case Files Qilin Gang Removes Leaked ATF File Archive After Exposing Federal Surveillance Data How a Standalone CALEA Server Breach Exposed Sensitive ATF Criminal Investigations…...

02/09/2026

110M Bumble Profiles for $300? Hackers’ Breach Claim Analyzed

Hackers Claim 110M Bumble Profiles for Sale for $300: What We Know 110 Million Bumble Profiles for $300? Why Experts Are Skeptical of the Massive Leak Claim Dark Web Forum Claims 110M Bumble Users Exposed—Here Is What the Data Samples Show Is Your Dating Profile Safe? Hackers Claim Massive 110 Million Bumble Record Sale $300 for 110M Records: Why the Latest Bumble Data Breach Claim Raises Major Red Flags…...

02/09/2026

An AI Just Hacked 30 Companies for $4 Each

Exposed Ransomware Server Reveals Automated $4 AI Cyberattacks Exposed Server Uncovers the First Fully Automated AI Ransomware Assembly Line An exposed command-and-control server belonging to an affiliate of "The Gentlemen" ransomware gang has revealed a shift in cybercrime: the rise of autonomous, AI-driven data-theft extortion operations running at fractions of a cent per attack. Researchers have discovered 3.1 Terabytes of exfiltrated data…...

Automated cyberattacks, DeepSeek-V4-Pro, Hermes agent, GitLab security vulnerabilities, The Gentlemen ransomware, data-theft extortion

01/09/2026

How Online Visibility Affects Influence for African Billionaires

For Africa's wealthiest business leaders, influence is no longer built exclusively through boardrooms, government relationships, television interviews, newspaper coverage, or ownership of major companies. It is also shaped by what people can find about them online—and, equally importantly, what they cannot find. A billionaire with a carefully managed digital presence can communicate directly with investors, employees, customers, policymakers and millions of ordinary people....