AI Battles AI As This Cybersecurity Startup Bags $43 Million And OpenAI’s Backing

In 2022, a threat actor infiltrated Uber's internal network by exploiting the company's Slack platform. The attacker impersonated an employee and shared an explicit image, which is believed to have helped them escalate privileges and access sensitive information. The threat actor later confessed to the attack, revealing that they used social engineering techniques to easily bypass Uber's security measures. The 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report published by Verizon found that email-based attacks, such as phishing and pretexting, were responsible for 73% of breaches in this sector, making them the primary cause of security incidents. The global cybersecurity market indicator 'Estimated Cost of Cybercrime' was projected to increase by a total of 6.4 trillion U.S. dollars between 20