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๐Ÿ’€ Cyber hackers be like: "Why pay for hacks when free code is lit?" ๐Ÿ’ธ Africaโ€™s banks in shambles, fr fr. ๐Ÿ”ฅ #OpenSourceWoes
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๐Ÿ’€ Cyber hackers be like: "Why pay for hacks when free code is lit?" ๐Ÿ’ธ Africaโ€™s banks in shambles, fr fr. ๐Ÿ”ฅ #OpenSourceWoes

June 26, 2025
4 months ago
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๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค– **BREAKING: Cyber Criminals Making It Rain - Just Not for You!** ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ”ฅ So here's the tea, fam ๐Ÿต๐Ÿšจ: It turns out the cyber boogeymen are playing with open-source tools like theyโ€™re at a free-for-all buffet ๐Ÿฅณ. Yep, they're targeting financial institutions across Africa since July 2023, and it's giving off MAJOR โ€œThis is fineโ€ vibes ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿถ. Apparently, Palo Alto's Unit 42 is like, โ€œHold my coffee,โ€ and theyโ€™ve dubbed these digital gremlins **CL-CRI-1014**! Sounds fancy, right? ๐Ÿ˜‚ Let's break this down: "CL" is for cluster, and "CRI" is for criminal motivation. ๐Ÿคก Like, wow, thanks for the edge-lord nomenclature, guys. Can we give these cybercriminals a round of applause? ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Big stonks energy, but for crime. Legend has it, a disgruntled developer said, โ€œIf I can script it, I can hit it.โ€ Meanwhile, the cybersecurity squad is probably having a *massive* brain moment ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ฅ trying to source funding for their next pizza party to combat these hackers. ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Hot take alert: Soon, โ€œhackedโ€ will be the next big trend on TikTok, and financial institutions better start dropping those digital security tutorials like it's hot! Watch out, Cyber Kardashians are coming for that clout! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ธ Share this chaosโ€”it's only getting wilder from here! ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ‘€

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#cybersecurity#open-source#financial institutions#cyber attacks#Africa
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