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EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 52 MIN

WhatsApp Leak, Rail Hack and CCTV Horror Stories | Weekly Cyber News, But Human

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

📢 Subscribe on your favourite platforms and visit https://linktr.ee/riskycreative for more of ∠The Awareness Angle📢 This Week on The Awareness AngleRail hacks, WhatsApp risks, CCTV horror stories, teenage cyber gangs, and a staffing breach that leaked over a hundred thousand CVs. It has been a busy week.Luke and I break down the biggest cyber stories in a way that actually makes sense for real people at work, not just security pros. We talk human risk, scams, what to watch out for, and why the simplest mistakes keep causing the biggest damage.In this episode:• The Italian rail supplier breach with 2.3 TB of stolen data• Salesforce customer data stolen through a Gainsight integration• Cornerstone Staffing and the leak of more than one hundred thousand CVs• A WhatsApp flaw exposing 3.5 billion phone numbers• A nationwide CCTV hack in India involving maternity wards and schools• Australia’s new under sixteen ban and what it means for social platforms• TfL’s 2024 cyber attack and the trial ahead• Plus our own stories, scams we spotted, and awareness topics making the rounds this week👋 About usAnt Davis helps people make sense of the human side of cybersecurity. He runs Kindred Cyber, a people centred security service that gives organisations real world guidance, support and better engagement.Luke Pettigrew is an experienced security professional with years of hands on work educating people across one of the largest online food retailers in the UK. Together they take the complex parts of cyber and turn them into simple stories, clear guidance and content that helps people understand what is happening and why it matters.👍 Support the showSubscribe, drop a like, and leave a comment. It helps more than you think.If you prefer short form content, follow us on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram for daily clips.📨 Stay updatedJoin the weekly newsletter for extra context, stories we did not cover, and links to everything we discuss.#cybersecurity #securityawareness #phishing #podcast #cloudsecurity #passwords #AIsecurity #infosec🕒 Timestamps00:00 Intro and welcome00:19 Quick catch up00:32 Ant starting Kindred Cyber01:24 Moving into the breach report02:03 Italian rail group breach03:15 Salesforce and Gainsight breach05:18 Cornerstone Staffing ransomware attack08:32 WhatsApp flaw exposes 3.5 billion numbers12:28 UK, US and Australia sanction Russian cyber firms14:45 Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban19:52 CCTV hack in Indian maternity wards27:43 TfL cyber attack court update30:59 CIISEC Live and Ant’s appearance32:17 Launch of Kindred Cyber34:30 Lost Phone Passcode Social Engineering Scam37:19 The AI data paste incident from Reddit41:34 Flight scam and Google ads abuse49:11 Bob's Business - Scams and AI made scam sites51:33 Wrap up and closing thoughts🍿 Previous Episodehttps://youtu.be/qsS5wWZTLrg🟥 YouTube🟦 LinkedIn🟩 Spotify📧 [email protected]🔗 https://www.riskycreative.com🎵 Our Intro and Outro Song (© 16 by falling forever)https://fallingforever.bandcamp.com/track/16License: CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

📢 Subscribe on your favourite platforms and visit https://linktr.ee/riskycreative for more of ∠The Awareness Angle📢 This Week on The Awareness AngleRail hacks, WhatsApp risks, CCTV horror stories, teenage cyber gangs, and a staffing breach that leaked over a hundred thousand CVs. It has been a busy week.Luke and I break down the biggest cyber stories in a way that actually makes sense for real people at work, not just security pros. We talk human risk, scams, what to watch out for, and why the simplest mistakes keep causing the biggest damage.In this episode:• The Italian rail supplier breach with 2.3 TB of stolen data• Salesforce customer data stolen through a Gainsight integration• Cornerstone Staffing and the leak of more than one hundred thousand CVs• A WhatsApp flaw exposing 3.5 billion phone numbers• A nationwide CCTV hack in India involving maternity wards and schools• Australia’s new under sixteen ban and what it means for social platforms• TfL’s 2024 cyber attack and the trial ahead• Plus our own stories, scams we spotted, and awareness topics making the rounds this week👋 About usAnt Davis helps people make sense of the human side of cybersecurity. He runs Kindred Cyber, a people centred security service that gives organisations real world guidance, support and better engagement.Luke Pettigrew is an experienced security professional with years of hands on work educating people across one of the largest online food retailers in the UK. Together they take the complex parts of cyber and turn them into simple stories, clear guidance and content that helps people understand what is happening and why it matters.👍 Support the showSubscribe, drop a like, and leave a comment. It helps more than you think.If you prefer short form content, follow us on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram for daily clips.📨 Stay updatedJoin the weekly newsletter for extra context, stories we did not cover, and links to everything we discuss.#cybersecurity #securityawareness #phishing #podcast #cloudsecurity #passwords #AIsecurity #infosec🕒 Timestamps00:00 Intro and welcome00:19 Quick catch up00:32 Ant starting Kindred Cyber01:24 Moving into the breach report02:03 Italian rail group breach03:15 Salesforce and Gainsight breach05:18 Cornerstone Staffing ransomware attack08:32 WhatsApp flaw exposes 3.5 billion numbers12:28 UK, US and Australia sanction Russian cyber firms14:45 Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban19:52 CCTV hack in Indian maternity wards27:43 TfL cyber attack court update30:59 CIISEC Live and Ant’s appearance32:17 Launch of Kindred Cyber34:30 Lost Phone Passcode Social Engineering Scam37:19 The AI data paste incident from Reddit41:34 Flight scam and Google ads abuse49:11 Bob's Business - Scams and AI made scam sites51:33 Wrap up and closing thoughts🍿 Previous Episodehttps://youtu.be/qsS5wWZTLrg🟥 YouTube🟦 LinkedIn🟩 Spotify📧 [email protected]🔗 https://www.riskycreative.com🎵 Our Intro and Outro Song (© 16 by falling forever)https://fallingforever.bandcamp.com/track/16License: CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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