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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 1H 13M

FBI Wiretap System Hacked, White House App Security Concerns, and LinkedIn's Secret Browser Scans

from The Awareness Angle: Security Awareness and Human Risk · host Risky Creative - Cyber Security for Humans

Chinese hackers just broke into the system the FBI uses to track its own surveillance targets. The White House released an app that security researchers took apart and didn't like what they found. LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser extensions without telling you. And a Carnegie Mellon professor says app privacy labels are the nutrition labels of the internet — which tells you everything.This week on The Awareness Angle: cybersecurity news explained in plain English, no jargon, no technical degree required. Anthony and Luke break down the biggest cyber stories of the week including a major FBI data breach, WhatsApp malware targeting Windows users, Google Drive's new ransomware protection, Apple blocking ClickFix attacks, and why AI-generated slop is quietly making all of us easier to scam.New episode every week. Subscribe so you don't miss one.Chapters00:00 Intro01:40 Breach of the Week: Chinese Hackers Breach the FBI's Wiretap System07:15 Trivy Supply Chain Attack Hits the European Commission11:45 The White House App Security Concerns Explained18:15 Apple Blocks ClickFix Paste Attacks in macOS23:35 App Privacy Labels vs Food Nutrition Labels28:40 Google Drive Ransomware Detection Now Available35:51 LinkedIn Secretly Scanning Your Browser Extensions41:11 WhatsApp Used to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs44:54 Phish of the Week: QR Code Salary Scam and Device Code Phishing50:42 SMS Delivery Scam in the Wild57:06 Sloppypasta and Why AI Content Is a Security Risk1:02:04 Artemis II Has Two Broken Instances of Outlook in Space1:03:54 Artemis II is Running Microsoft 365 in Space1:04:43 Artemis II Astronaut Enters PIN on Live Stream1:06:43 Apple Passwords App Ad1:09:58 Nice Looking TikTok Video📩 New episode every week. Get the newsletter at riskycreative.com🌐 Website: https://www.riskycreative.com🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rwzcRsKrXbASFBfiXoCZ6🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-awareness-angle-cyber-news-weekly/id1784126196💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-awareness-angle-newsletter-7274932363787132928/🎵 TikTok: @infosecant📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riskycreative▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@riskycreative🎵 Intro/outro music: "16" by Falling Forever -- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).Track: https://fallingforever.bandcamp.com/track/16License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Chinese hackers just broke into the system the FBI uses to track its own surveillance targets. The White House released an app that security researchers took apart and didn't like what they found. LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser...

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