Time-Traveling Hackers

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The FBI is issuing an alert to the general public concerning “hackers who seem to travel through time” employing a novel method to circumvent security measures and execute harmful cyber assaults.

In our modern, digitally-driven era, hackers have earned a reputation as the top adversaries we face. Time and again, they’ve managed to infiltrate various organizations, disclosing confidential data.

What about the unforgettable incidents when a hacker breached Rockstar Games for GTA 6 leaks, or when McDonald’s Instagram was hijacked to advertise a Grimace token?

These individuals have a fresh tactic up their sleeve – it’s not about physically traveling through time like in a TV show. Instead, they cleverly alter time sequences for harmful intentions.

Hackers use advanced “time travel” trick to bypass security

According to Fox News, these hackers are tricking systems by altering their internal time settings to bypass security measures undetected.

The Medusa ransomware group employed a strategy that involved taking advantage of outdated security certificates. They manipulated the date on these invalidated certificates to match their original validity period, thereby deceiving the system into believing they were authentic and trustworthy entities.

The FBI claims that this technique fools security systems like Windows Defender, either by persuading the computer to install out-of-date drivers or by presenting harmful software as reliable.

To combat potential issues, the FBI recommends that people adopt two-factor authentication, set up account recovery strategies, buy Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and be vigilant for anything that appears out of the ordinary like system times changing to different periods.

Since the establishment of the Medusa gang back in 2022, they’ve executed numerous assaults. In 2025, they ingeniously blended time travel-like tactics with social engineering to strike more than 300 crucial sectors such as healthcare, education, law, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.

Individuals faced a choice between paying a ransom or having their private information disclosed publicly. The FBI suggested against making such payments, as there was no assurance the cybercriminals would return the data once paid, and it could incite them to perpetuate their unlawful actions further.

In 2024, a band of ‘unconventional cyber intruders’ didn’t put an end to the turmoil; instead, they infiltrated a US nuclear facility and requested studies on bringing real-life catgirls into existence. If these unconventional hackers ever master time travel, it might herald the demise of humanity as we presently understand it.

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2025-04-29 23:49