The Awareness Angle: Cyber News Weekly

This week on The Awareness Angle, trust keeps breaking in places people expect it to hold. From exposed AI agent infrastructure and phishing malware slipping into the Chrome Web Store, to sensitive government data being uploaded to ChatGPT, the theme this week is misplaced confidence. Tools designed to help, automate, and protect are being misused, misconfigured, or trusted too far. We start with Breach Watch, looking at claims that ShinyHunters accessed data linked to major dating platforms, and what exposure through analytics providers and contractor access really means. We then cover reports that the acting head of the US cybersecurity agency uploaded internal government documents to ChatGPT, raising uncomfortable questions about AI use at the highest levels of security leadership. In the news, we break down Clawdbot, also known as Moltbot, an open source AI agent that promises automation but has left hundreds of exposed gateways leaking credentials, API keys, and private conversations. We look at why autonomous AI agents expand attack surfaces, how third party add ons turn convenience into risk, and why hardening these systems is not optional. We also cover phishing capable Chrome extensions bypassing store review, Google improving ransomware protection in Drive, and France fast tracking plans to ban social media for under 15s. In Topics, we talk about exposed admin panels in AI powered toys and what happens when children’s conversations and profiles are stored behind weak controls. We also discuss phishing awareness in the real world, misleading breach headlines, fake profiles, and why simple in store warnings on gift cards can be surprisingly effective. If you want cyber news explained with clarity, context, and zero jargon, you are in the right place. Episode timestamps 00:00 Intro01:11 Breach Watch, ShinyHunters dating app data claims06:52 US cybersecurity chief uploads documents to ChatGPT10:28 What is Clawdbot and why it matters13:02 Hundreds of exposed Clawdbot gateways16:18 The AI agent craze and growing security risks19:33 Phishing malware sold as Chrome extensions25:20 Google Drive ransomware protection improvements30:12 France moves to ban social media for under 15s35:21 Exposed admin panel found in AI toy43:31 Awareness, spotting phishing and AI content49:45 Misleading breach headlines and fake panic51:39 Reverse image search exposing fake profiles53:06 Gift card scam warnings in store54:31 Covering phone cameras as a security habit56:12 Free WIFI on Flight QR Code Prank57:57 TikTok Argos MacBook Retail Discount Code01:00:36 Real world phishing and family account compromise More Informationhttps://riskycreative.com Listen on the goSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rwzcRsKrXbASFBfiXoCZ6Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-awareness-angle-cyber-news-weekly/id1784126196 Follow usLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-awareness-angle-newsletter-7274932363787132928/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@infosecantInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/riskycreativeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@riskycreative If you found this useful, hit subscribe and share it with someone who cares about cyber but does not speak cyber. Stay aware, stay secure. 🎵 Our Intro and Outro Song (© 16 by falling forever)https://fallingforever.bandcamp.com/track/16 License: CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ``