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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 1H 1M

Your Antivirus Won't Catch This, SMS Blasters Are Real and a USB Full of America's Secrets

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

This week it's a busy one. We've got stories about hackers targeting your phone, your bank account, and even your doctor's equipment. There's a nasty trick doing the rounds that looks just like a Google Meet update, a massive data leak from the US government, and some alarming news for anyone who banks with Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland. All that, plus why you really need to update your iPhone this week. Let's get into it. Chapters00:01 Intro01:50 Breach of the Week: Starbucks06:06 Stryker hit by Iran-linked wiper attack11:03 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland banking glitch16:09 Fake Google Meet update hands attackers control of your PC20:19 Google Messages to get SMS blaster protection27:02 Live: Anthony calls the SMS blaster scammer34:51 DOGE staffer allegedly walked out with Americans' Social Security data38:16 Apple patches older iPhones against Coruna exploit kit43:32 Phish of the Week: Google recovery notification callback scam (Hoxhunt)48:09 Topics: ClickFix evolves again51:03 Topics: Darren Jones MP accidentally shares his passcode on camera53:06 Topics: Tricking an AI scam caller56:29 Topics: Apple MacBook Neo Touch ID ad1:01:02 Outro Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at riskycreative.com or find us as The Awareness Angle on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Got a story for us? Drop us a line at [email protected]

This week it's a busy one. We've got stories about hackers targeting your phone, your bank account, and even your doctor's equipment. There's a nasty trick doing the rounds that looks just like a Google Meet update, a massive data leak from the US government, and some alarming news for anyone who banks with Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland. All that, plus why you really need to update your iPhone this week. Let's get into it. Chapters00:01 Intro01:50 Breach of the Week: Starbucks06:06 Stryker hit by Iran-linked wiper attack11:03 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland banking glitch16:09 Fake Google Meet update hands attackers control of your PC20:19 Google Messages to get SMS blaster protection27:02 Live: Anthony calls the SMS blaster scammer34:51 DOGE staffer allegedly walked out with Americans' Social Security data38:16 Apple patches older iPhones against Coruna exploit kit43:32 Phish of the Week: Google recovery notification callback scam (Hoxhunt)48:09 Topics: ClickFix evolves again51:03 Topics: Darren Jones MP accidentally shares his passcode on camera53:06 Topics: Tricking an AI scam caller56:29 Topics: Apple MacBook Neo Touch ID ad1:01:02 Outro Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at riskycreative.com or find us as The Awareness Angle on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Got a story for us? Drop us a line at [email protected]

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