China Admits Performing Cyberattacks for First Time: A Paradigm Shift in Human Politics

Join AI Joe for a recap of the latest cyber news, including China's secret admission to conducting cyberattacks, Meta's data-selling ways, and a deep dive into Operation Endgame's botnet takedowns - all wrapped up in his signature blend of humor and insight.

  • 1. AI Joe is a YouTuber who does cyber news recaps.
  • 2. A report by Wall Street Journal revealed that China admitted to performing cyberattacks, contradicting their previous denials.
  • 3. The admission was made during a secret meeting with US officials, and Chinese officials allegedly threatened to detonate payloads in American infrastructure.
  • 4. Last week, Meta (formerly Facebook) was accused of having a WhatsApp vulnerability; this week, they are under fire for selling user data to China.
  • 5. According to a whistleblower, Mark Zuckerberg proposed giving China full access to user data in 2016, planning an undersea cable between LA and Hong Kong.
  • 6. Meta later clarified that while they were interested in the Chinese market, they don't actually operate there and only generate revenue from a few resellers.
  • 7. Many Western companies are accused of cashing in on China, which is alarming due to the complex geopolitical dynamics.
  • 8. A major WooCommerce breach leaked data of 4 million users, potentially allowing scammers millions of potential attack vectors.
  • 9. Discord messages still have a price tag on the dark web, and there has been no change since the last update.
  • 10. Europol's Operation Endgame took down multiple botnets in a global effort to free countless devices from cybercriminal control.
  • 11. Law enforcement agencies arrested several users associated with taken-down botnets after easily identifying them.
  • 12. Europol has attempted to use memes and low-effort animations to accompany Operation Endgame press releases, causing controversy.
  • 13. US President Donald Trump has been firing officials in important cybersecurity positions, including the heads of NSA, Cybercommand, and CISA.
  • 14. The head of CISA is under probe for alleged misalignments with Trump's position on the 2020 elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Hunter Biden laptop controversy.
  • 15. The first humanoid robot marathon has been rescheduled to April 19th after being postponed due to bad weather.
  • 16. OpenAI is reportedly working on GPT-4.1, a successor to GPT-4o, expected to come out before GPT 5.0.
  • 17. OpenAI is testing model art for o3, o4-mini, and GPT-4.1 (including nano and mini variants) on the OpenAI API platform.
  • 18. Sam Altman's crew plans to rebuild GPT-4 from scratch using fresh training data and improved systems.
  • 19. The development of GPT-4.1 does not currently pose a threat to jobs, but AI technology is continually evolving.
  • 20. AI Joe humorously mentions that they are snooping on Discord messages and training for a marathon while also asking viewers to like the video to "free themselves from spreadsheets and the burden o

Source: Cybernews via YouTube

❓ What do you think? What implications do the revelations about China's cyberattacks have on the global balance of power, and how might they influence international relations and cybersecurity strategies? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!