A multi-stage cyberattack exploited vulnerabilities in a call center's AI infrastructure, involving Typosquatting on PyPI, backdoor deployment in API Gateway, and S3 bucket hijacking for data exfiltration.
The attack led to the compromise of build servers, lateral movement into the API Gateway through forged admin JWT tokens, and exfiltration of over 10 million call records within hours.
Protection measures include implementing zero-trust for ML pipelines, hardening API Gateways, securing cloud storage, and preparing for AI-specific threats with incident response playbooks.
The breach highlights the increasing targeting of AI infrastructure by cybercriminals, emphasizing the need to shift to zero-trust architectures, integrate security into every component, and automate audits using relevant tools.