Hackers Claim Vast Access to Western Digital Systems
April 13th, 2023Via: TechCrunch:
The hackers who breached data storage giant Western Digital claim to have stolen around 10 terabytes of data from the company, including reams of customer information. The extortionists are pushing the company to negotiate a ransom — of “minimum 8 figures” — in exchange for not publishing the stolen data.
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One of the hackers spoke with TechCrunch and provided more details, with the goal of verifying their claims. The hacker shared a file that was digitally signed with Western Digital’s code-signing certificate, showing they could now digitally sign files to impersonate Western Digital. Two security researchers also looked at the file and agreed it is signed with the company’s certificate.
Cyber attacks seem like a “natural” next step for these dangerous AI inventions. Is ChaosGPT5 in development? I think I said this before, but I don’t think AI needs to be sentient to completely FUBAR civilization.