🏠 Hacks on hacks on hacks

Who takes racks on racks on racks

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Stephen Flanders
September 20, 2023

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🏠 TECH

The Great Hacking Crisis

Mercury must be in retrograde or something, because these hacks are just getting ridiculous:

In just the last few weeks:

And if you are thinking this has been a thing beyond just the past few weeks, you’d be correct:

  • There have been 70 zero-day exploits found so far this year, which is a record pace.

  • North Korea’s Lazarus Group has stolen $240M in crypto in the last 109 days.

So, what gives? Why are cyberattacks suddenly happening seemingly every day? Well, there are multiple possible explanations:

  • AI makes hackers more capable, and thus, more dangerous. It’s like trying to fight somebody on steroids.

  • Technology is getting increasingly complex, making it harder to defend.

  • An increasing amount of companies are now willing to pay a ransom, providing a financial incentive to attack.

  • Hacktivism is on the comeback thanks to the Ukraine War.

Although hacking is uncomfortably common right now, the chances of you running into a hack are still pretty low. But, to stay safe, it is probably best to be suspicious of links, use a firewall, and run antivirus software.

The Big Picture: It’s the glory days for hackers.  

🏃‍♀️ QUICKIES

What else is going on?

  • iOS 17 has arrived, and StandBy, Live Voicemail, Improved Autocorrect, and FaceTime Video Messages have arrived along with it.

  • You can now use Bard to answer questions based on what is in your Gmail Inbox and Drive storage. Basically, it knows everything about you.

  • Elon definitely didn’t want to use Teslas to spy on you. Who would ever do such a thing?

  • Neuralink is recruiting subjects for its first human trial. Those people are much braver than me.

Stat: 250,000: How many workers Amazon is adding this holiday season, a good sign that they anticipate holiday shoppers emptying their pockets.

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