AI-Driven Attack Platforms, Record-Breaking Ransoms, Neptune RAT, & More!

In this month's edition of the Hackle Box, the guys are joined by Kevin Gunter, a penetration tester at FRSecure, to discuss "Xanthorox AI," a record-breaking $75M ransomware demand, a US Treasury breach going back to 2023, and Neptune RAT.

Links:

• "Autonomous, GenAI-Driven Attacker Platform Enters the Chat"
  • https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/autonomous-genai-attacker-platform-chat
• "Fortune 50 Co. Pays Record-Breaking $75M Ransomware Demand"
  • https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/fortune-50-company-pays-record-breaking-75m-ransomware-demand
• "Hackers lurked in Treasury OCC’s systems since June 2023 breach"
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-lurked-in-treasury-occs-systems-since-june-2023-breach/
• "NEPTUNE RAT : An advanced Windows RAT with System Destruction Capabilities and Password Exfiltration from 270+ Applications"
  • https://www.cyfirma.com/research/neptune-rat-an-advanced-windows-rat-with-system-destruction-capabilities-and-password-exfiltration-from-270-applications/

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