Cartels, Fake Updates and One Big Budget Oops

📢 Subscribe on your favourite platforms and visit https://linktr.ee/riskycreative for more of ∠The Awareness Angle.📢 This Week on The Awareness AngleA council incident affecting thousands of residents, emergency alerts taken offline, a vishing breach at Harvard, fake Windows updates, AI voice scam stories, and an industrial scale Black Friday campaign tricking shoppers everywhere. Luke is off sick, so Ant takes you through a busy week in cyber on his own.We dive into AI generated shopping scams, a password trick that had Reddit arguing for hours, and a correction to a widely shared Gmail story that shows why verifying details still matters.In this episode: London councils hit by a cyber incident that slowed services Emergency alert systems in the United States disrupted after a cyber attack Harvard alumni data exposed after a vishing breach A SIM swap case that led to financial loss and emotional pressure The UK budget leak caused by a predictable URL Fake Windows update screens used to deliver malware through ClickFix Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams using hundreds of fake brand sites AI voice scams and how criminals can copy a voice with seconds of audio AI generated shopping scams and fake Etsy style listings A password trick involving colons that confused stealer logs The Gmail smart features correction and what really happened A preview of Ant’s session with Layer Eight on Champions programmesIf you work in cyber, tech, IT, risk or you simply want to stay ahead of common scams, this episode gives you clear context that helps you protect yourself and the people around you.👋 About usAnt Davis helps people make sense of the human side of cybersecurity through Kindred Cyber, a people centred security service that focuses on behaviour, culture and clear communication.Luke Pettigrew is an experienced security professional with a strong background in user education for one of the UK’s largest online retailers. Together they turn complex cyber news into simple stories and practical advice.👍 Support the showIf you enjoy the episode, follow the podcast, rate it, and share it with someone who would find it useful.Timestamps00:00 Intro and Luke is off sick01:02 London Councils cyber incident03:15 OnSolve Code Red emergency alert breach06:55 Harvard vishing breach10:25 What the Hack SIM swap case from Joe Tidy16:33 OBR Budget leak caused by a predictable URL21:18 ClickFix fake Windows update malware27:55 Black Friday fake brand giveaways35:40 CIISec Live event recap42:38 TikTok default password coffee machine44:18 TikTok AI kidnap scam voice cloning48:35 Corridor Crew AI shopping scams52:00 Password tip using a colon53:02 Gmail smart features correction55:10 Layer 8 champions report preview56:30 Closing🔗 LinksYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@riskycreativeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/riskycreativeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/riskycreativeWebsite: https://www.riskycreative.com🎵 MusicIntro and outro song: https://fallingforever.bandcamp.com/track/16