ransomware
Agentic hacker dubbed JADEPUFFER spotted wiping AI model artifacts.
First arrest came within days of the incident
Security is still top of mind as AI-powered attacks grow.
Final losses add to $2.5 billion already attributed to 2024 Change Healthcare attack.
No Defender for the attack that is cited as part of a 2 pp decrease in national production output.
"Not decommissioned properly...
"They didn’t just rock up and say ‘Would you change my password?’ They appeared as an individual, with their details."
Oracle, somewhat pithily, confirms extortion demands of up to $50 million may be based on real data grabbed via zero-authentication, remote exploit.