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Cyber Bites
by Edwin Kwan
Your weekly dose of cyber security news by Edwin KwanStay sharp in the digital world! "Cyber Bites" delivers cybersecurity insights, industry trends, and personal experiences to keep you informed and protected. edwinkwan.substack.com
Episodes
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Cyber Bites - 16 October 2026
* Australian Signals Directorate Launches ASD Essentials to Replace and Expand the Essential Eight Framework * Hackers Exploit Unpatched Refrigeration Software to Spoil Food and Cause Fires Across Hundreds of European Supermarkets * Bank of America Brings in 1,000 Contractors to Patch...
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Cyber Bites - 9th October 2026
* Asos Shares Plunge After Hackers Use Compromised Notification System to Send Ransom Demand Directly to Customers * Google Suspends Open-Source Bug Bounty Program as AI-Generated Spam Reports Overwhelm Reviewers * Wikimedia Foundation Identifies Rogue OpenAI Agents Behind Unauthorised Wikipedia...
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Cyber Bites - 2nd October 2026
* Cyber Security Action Month This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 25th September 2026
* Google’s Gemini AI Hacked Three Real Companies During Security Test After Escaping Controlled Environment * Researchers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI in Bug Bounty Operation * Cybersecurity Expert Hacked a BYD Ute in Two Weeks, Finding No Password on Key Access Point * OpenAI…
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Cyber Bites - 18th September 2026
* Revolut Confirms Customer Data Exposed After Fraudulent Government Requests Fooled Staff * OpenAI Publishes New Framework for Tracking AI Agents That Bypass Their Own Constraints * State-Sponsored Hackers and Criminal Groups Exploited Claude AI for Attacks on Millions of Targets This is a…
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Cyber Bites - 11th September 2026
* Zero-Click WeChat Worm Could Hijack Accounts Through Incoming Calls Without User Interaction * Over One Million Students and Teachers Caught Up in Mathspace Data Breach After Vulnerability Left Unpatched for Weeks * Australia’s Cyber Security Agency Releases Guidance on Securing AI Agent…
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Cyber Bites - 4th September 2026
* AI Agents Exploited via Official Company Files in Major Supply Chain Security Breach * Iranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deploy Malware Through Fake Coding Tests * Security Teams Struggling to Keep Pace as AI Adoption Surges Across Industry * AI Moves Up the Risk Register as Security...
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Cyber Bites - 28th August 2026
* CISA Red Team Assessment Reveals Stark Contrast Between Two Organisations’ Cyber Defence Capabilities * Nearly 700 Rogue AI Agents Coordinated Attack on Hugging Face After Escaping Evaluation Environment * Two Alleged TeamPCP Members Arrested in Australia Following Longest Running Software…
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Cyber Bites - 21st August 2026
* Origin Energy Breach Traced to Former Accenture Employee at Manila Call Centre * Quest Apartment Hotels Discloses Customer Data Breach Linked to Third-Party Vulnerability This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Cyber Bites - 14th August 2026
* AI Assistant Autonomously Hacks Gym Booking System in First Known Australian Case * ASD and AICD Warn Boards That Frontier AI Is Fundamentally Reshaping Cyber Risk * Developers Report Widespread Security and Privacy Failures in AI Coding Tools This is a public episode. If you would like to...
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Cyber Bites - 31st July 2026
* AI Vibe Coding Is Flooding App Stores With Low Quality Software While Downloads Barely Budge * GitHub Adds Three Day Cooldown to Dependabot Version Updates to Counter Supply Chain Attacks * JFrog Confirms OpenAI AI Models Exploited Artifactory Zero-Day During Benchmark Escape * Origin Energy…
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Cyber Bites - 24th July 2026
* ClaudeBleed Revisited: Security Researchers Find Anthropic’s Chrome Extension Fix Remains Incomplete * OpenAI AI Models Autonomously Hacked Hugging Face During Benchmark Testing * Critical WordPress Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited to Deploy Webshells and Rogue Admin Accounts * AI Agent...
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Cyber Bites - 17th July 2026
* Cyberattack on Partnered Health Exposes Sensitive Patient Data Across 21 Australian Clinics * Australian and Allied Agencies Warn of Russian State-Sponsored Targeting of Routers and Network Devices * Australian Signals Directorate Warns Organisations to Embrace AI Model Harnesses as Cyber…
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Cyber Bites - 10th July 2026
* ACSC Issues Second Warning in Two Months Over Unpatched CMS Vulnerabilities Being Actively Exploited * OpenMandriva Linux Hit by Internal Sabotage Attempt from Former Contributor * China Warns Developers to Uninstall Claude Code Over ‘Backdoor’ Data Collection Fears * Phishing Campaign...
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Cyber Bites - 3rd July 2026
* Massive Automated Password Spray Attack Against Microsoft Azure Compromises 78 Accounts Across 64 Organisations * Apple’s Hide My Email Service Has Been Leaking Real Email Addresses for Over a Year Despite Being Reported * Anthropic to Restore Claude Fable Access After Export Control Suspension…
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Cyber Bites - 26th June 2026
* Fake ABC News Website Scam Using Facebook Ads to Defraud Australians of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars * Five Eyes Cyber Chiefs Issue Urgent Joint Warning: AI Is Reshaping Cyber Risk Faster Than Anyone Anticipated * Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Found Vulnerabilities in Classified US Government...
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Cyber Bites - 19th June 2026
* Malicious JetBrains Marketplace Plugins Discovered Stealing AI API Keys from Developers * A Three-Stage Vulnerability Chain Turning Microsoft 365 Copilot Into a Silent Data Exfiltration Weapon * The Digital Trove: How a Single Hack Exposed One Man’s Entire Life and Why We’re All Vulnerable *…
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Cyber Bites - 12th June 2026
* GitHub Announces Sweeping npm Security Overhaul to Combat Supply Chain Attacks * Anthropic Rolls Out Claude Fable 5 in Limited-Time Free Release Before Usage-Based Pricing Kicks In * OpenClaw AI Agent Found Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks, Leaking Sensitive User Data * Apple Introduces Automatic...
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Cyber Bites - 5th June 2026
* Anthropic Expands Claude Mythos Preview Access to Australian Organisations Through Project Glasswing * Cybercriminals Exploit ChatGPT Share Links to Distribute Malware Via Fake Outage Pages * Google Chrome Bolsters Security With Session Cookie Theft Protection for All Users * Hackers Exploit...
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Cyber Bites - 29th May 2026
* npm Introduces Human Approval Gates to Counter Software Supply Chain Attacks * Anthropic’s AI Model Finds Over Ten Thousand Critical Vulnerabilities in Global Software Infrastructure * Anthropic’s Restricted Claude Mythos Model Moves Closer to Public Release * AI Emerges as a Game-Changer in...
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Cyber Bites - 22nd May 2026
* Grafana Labs Confirms Ransomware Extortion Following TanStack Supply Chain Breach * GitHub Confirms Internal Repository Breach After Employee Device Compromise * Google Accidentally Exposes Details of Unpatched Chromium Vulnerability * CISA Credentials Exposed in Public GitHub Repository for…
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Cyber Bites - 15th May 2026
* Signal Adds In-App Security Warnings to Combat Social Engineering Attacks * Eighteen-Year-Old Vulnerability Discovered in Nginx Puts Millions of Web Servers at Risk * OpenAI Confirms Security Breach Following Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack * New Zero-Day Exploit Allows USB Stick to Bypass...
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Cyber Bites - 8th May 2026
* Cybercriminals Abuse Amazon SES to Launch Undetected Phishing Campaigns * ACSC Issues Warning Over ClickFix Attacks Deploying Vidar Stealer Malware * Malicious OpenClaw Skill Weaponizes AI Agent Framework to Distribute Malware * Survey Finds 1 in 8 Employees Consider Selling Company Login...
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Cyber Bites - 1st May 2026
* Critical Linux “copyfiles” Vulnerability Grants Root Access on Major Distributions * Critical cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild * Google Patches Maximum Severity CVSS 10 Flaw in Gemini CLI Amid Growing AI Tool Vulnerabilities * KnowBe4 Research...
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Cyber Bites - 24th April 2026
* Claude Desktop Raises Privacy Concerns Over Silent Browser Extension Installation * Apple Patches iOS Bug That Preserved Deleted Notification Data * Microsoft Teams Becomes Prime Target for Helpdesk Impersonation Scams * Malicious Cryptocurrency Wallet Apps Infiltrate China’s Apple App Store *...
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Cyber Bites - 17th April 2026
* Booking.com Confirms Data Breach Exposing Millions of Travellers’ Reservation Details * Adobe Issues Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited Acrobat Reader Zero-Day * Critical Nginx UI Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Enabling Full Server Takeover Without Authentication * WordPress Plugin Suite...
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Cyber Bites - 27th March 2026
* Australia’s Critical Infrastructure Security Laws (SoCI) Branded “Toothless” as Review Calls for Urgent Overhaul * Hacker Claims Breach of US Law Enforcement Tip Platform, Exposing Over 8 Million Confidential Reports * TeamPCP Supply Chain Attack Hits Widely Used AI Tool, Exposing Millions of...
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Cyber Bites - 13th March 2026
* Researchers Exploit AI Browser Reasoning to Train Self-Optimizing Phishing Scams in Under Four Minutes * Meta Collaborates with International Law Enforcement to Dismantle Southeast Asian Scam Operations, Disables 150,000 Accounts * Malicious npm Package Impersonates OpenClaw Installer to Deploy...
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Cyber Bites - 6th March 2026
* New South Wales Criminalises AI-Generated Deepfakes and Non-Consensual Intimate Content * DJI Romo Robot Vacuums Exposed Thousands of Devices Through Critical Security Flaws * Developer Faces $82,000 Bill After Stolen Google Gemini API Key Enables Massive Unauthorised Usage * ClawJacked...
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Cyber Bites - 27th February 2026
* Critical Vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Claude Code Enable Remote Code Execution and Credential Theft * Google Disrupts Chinese Espionage Campaign Using Sheets for Command and Control * Malicious Code Repositories Target Next.js Developers Through Fake Job Interview Projects * AI Excels at...
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Cyber Bites - 20th February 2026
* Viral AI Caricature Trend Poses Major Security Risks, Experts Warn * North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malware-Laced Coding Challenges * Open Source Registries Face Critical Funding Shortfall as Security Threats Mount * Microsoft Copilot Bug Bypasses Security Controls to Summarise...
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Cyber Bites - 13th February 2026
* Apple Patches Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks * Australian Government Agencies Falling Short on Cyber Incident Reporting, Undermining National Security * Service NSW Launches Pilot for New Digital Identity Verification System * Fake 7-Zip Site Distributes…
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Cyber Bites - 6th February 2026
* Apple Introducing Privacy Feature to Reduce Carrier Location Tracking on Select Devices * Malicious Campaign Exploits OpenClaw AI Assistant to Distribute Password-Stealing Malware * Iron Mountain Downplays Data Breach Claimed by Everest Extortion Gang * Chinese State Hackers Hijacked Notepad++...
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Cyber Bites - 30 January 2026
* Nearly 800,000 Telnet Servers Exposed Globally as Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Faces Active Exploitation * JavaScript Package Managers Vulnerable to Supply Chain Attacks Despite npm’s Shai-Hulud Security Measures * WhatsApp Launches Strict Account Settings to Shield High-Risk...
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Cyber Bites - 23 January 2026
Hey Everyone, for today’s Cyber Bites we’ll be covering stories about companies being compromised by their own security training tools, GitLab patching a two-factor authentication bypass, researchers saying that AI-powered browsers might be undoing years of web security progress, Zendesk support...
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Cyber Bites - 16th January 2026
Hey everyone, and welcome back to Cyber Bites! After a short three-week break, we’re kicking off 2026 with a fresh batch of cyber news. I hope you had a good break and your new year’s off to a safe and secure start. * FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing...
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Cyber Bites - 19th December 2025
* Notepad++ Releases Security Update to Address Traffic Hijacking Vulnerability * Google Links Additional Chinese Hacking Groups to Widespread Exploitation of Critical React2Shell Vulnerability * Scammers Abuse PayPal Subscriptions to Send Fake Purchase Notification Emails * Massive Chrome...
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Cyber Bites - 12th December 2025
* Widespread Exploitation of React2Shell Flaw Compromises Dozens of Organisations * Gartner Recommends Ban on AI-Powered Browser Extensions Amid Growing Security Risks * Cybercriminals Pivot to Points, Taxes, and Fake Retailers in Surge of SMS Phishing Scams * Cybercriminals Exploit Google Ads…
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Cyber Bites - 5th December 2025
* Fake Calendly Invites Hijack Ad Manager Accounts by Spoofing Top Brands * Widespread Npm Malware Attack Exposes Thousands of Developer Secrets * WA Man Responsible for In-Flight “Evil Twin” WiFi Attacks Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison * Thousands of Developer Secrets Exposed in Public GitLab...
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Cyber Bites - 28th November 2025
* Singapore Orders Apple, Google to Prevent Government Spoofing on Messaging Platforms * Massive Cyberattack Targets Real Estate Loan Vendor, Exposing Customer Data of Major Banks * Beware of Android TV Streaming Boxes Linked to Cybercrime Activities * The Rise of Agentic Bots and the Need for...
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Cyber Bites - 21st November 2025
* WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes User Phone Numbers, Enabling Large-Scale Enumeration Attacks * Critical Vulnerability Discovered in W3 Total Cache WordPress Plugin Enabling PHP Command Injection * Azure Experiences Largest-Ever DDoS Attack, Highlighting Ongoing Threat to Cloud Infrastructure *...
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Cyber Bites - 14th November 2025
* Mozilla Bolsters Firefox’s Anti-Fingerprinting Defences to Enhance User Privacy * Dangerous runC Vulnerabilities Expose Docker and Kubernetes Containers to Potential Escape Attacks * Swiss Authorities Warn of Phishing Scam Targeting Lost iPhone Owners * Malicious NuGet Packages Deployed with...
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Cyber Bites - 07 November 2025
* Australia and US Impose Sanctions on North Korean Cyber Operations * Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in ChatGPT that Enable Data Leaks and Malicious Behaviour * Threat Actors Ramp Up Malicious Use of AI Tools, Posing Escalating Risks * Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in FIA’s Driver...
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Cyber Bites - 31st October 2025
* Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerability Allows Data Exfiltration * Malicious “Claude” Code Package Discovered on Popular Open-Source Platforms * Vulnerabilities Discovered in OpenAI’s Atlas Agentic Browser * Tasmanian Government Agencies Hit by Cyber Attack * AFP Building AI to Decipher...
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Cyber Bites - 24th October 2025
* Cyber Breach at Western Sydney University Exposes Sensitive Student Data * Meta Introduces New Anti-Scam Tools for WhatsApp and Messenger Users * Ransomware Attack on Muji Supplier Disrupts Online Sales in Japan * Alarming Study Reveals Only 250 Documents Need to Poison LLMs of Any Size *…
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Cyber Bites - 17th October 2025
* Qantas Customer Data Breach: What Affected Customers Need to Know * Court Injunctions: The Ineffective “Thoughts and Prayers” of Data Breach Response * Australia’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025: Evolving Challenges and Increased Risks * Mozilla Experimenting Built-In Firefox VPN for...
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Cyber Bites - 10th October 2025
* Cyber Threats Evolving Rapidly, Putting Australian Companies at Risk * LinkedIn Scam Leaves Job Seeker Defrauded of $4,300 * The Dark Side of Data: How Cybercrime is Thriving in the Digital Age * Docker Empowers Small Businesses with Hardened Images Catalog * Qantas Targeted by Infamous Hacker...
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Cyber Bites - 3rd October 2025
* Cyber Security Awareness Month: Building a Cyber-Safe Culture in Australia * Google Drive Enhances Security with AI-Powered Ransomware Detection * Industrial Cellular Routers in Australia Abused for Smishing Attacks * Asahi Group Reels from Crippling Cyberattack * Malicious MCP Server Exposes...
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Cyber Bites - 26th September 2025
* Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at European Airports * Cybercriminals Target Python Developers in Widespread PyPI Phishing Attacks * Gartner Survey Reveals Surge in Generative AI-Powered Cyberattacks * Open Source Infrastructure Doesn’t Run on Thoughts and Prayers: The Urgent Need to Fund Open...
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Cyber Bites - 19th September 2025
* NSW Government Third-Party Cyber Incidents Quadruple as State Strengthens Digital Defenses * Self-Propagating 'Shai-Hulud' Malware Infects Over 180 NPM Packages in Sophisticated Supply Chain Attack * Australia Releases Guidance on Banning Social Media for Kids * Jaguar Land Rover Extends…
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Your weekly dose of cyber security news by Edwin KwanStay sharp in the digital world! "Cyber Bites" delivers cybersecurity insights, industry trends, and personal experiences to keep you informed and protected.
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