ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Chinese Regime’s Cyber Espionage Soars by 150 Percent, Report Says – BCI 24 News Network
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Chinese Regime’s Cyber Espionage Soars by 150 Percent, Report Says

28 February 2025 8:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

Chinese cyberattacks on American interests surged by 150 percent in 2024, according to a new report.
The assessment by CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity giant known for investigating high-profile cyber intrusions, notes that these incursions depart from traditional malware intrusions in favor of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered deceptions.
The AI-driven tactics are behind a 300 percent increase in attacks on U.S. financial, media, and industrial sectors.
The “2025 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report,” released on Feb. 27, refers to generative AI as the “new best friend” of malicious cyber entities, as it is being leveraged to create fictitious profiles, generate emails, and conduct social engineering, where it is “becoming more convincing.”…