Military Secrets Leaked On A Gaming Forum?
This week on The Awareness Angle, Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew break down the biggest cyber stories, from smishing attacks in car parks to leaked US military secrets on gaming forums. It’s all about what slipped through the cracks, and what to watch for next.
🛡️ Mass Claims & M&S Breach – Legal firms swarm the M&S data breach. Who really benefits: victims or opportunists?
🎮 Nexus Mods Ownership Shift – A quiet change sparks questions about transparency on one of gaming’s most trusted mod sites.
🌐 Record-Breaking DDoS Attack – 37 million requests per second. The new HTTP/2 “rapid reset” exploit shows how attacks keep evolving.
🍕 OSINT & Pizza Orders – Can pizza deliveries reveal classified military ops? A deep dive into how open-source intel can be weaponized.
✈️ Military Secrets Leaked on Forums – War Thunder players keep spilling classified info. Why does this keep happening?
🏥 AI in GP Clinics – UK doctors use unapproved AI transcription tools. What are the privacy risks of this shadow IT?
📂 New ClickFix Variant: FileFix – A stealthy Windows Explorer exploit you need to know about. Don’t blindly paste code.
📱 SMS Blasters Deployed – Low-cost devices send spoofed texts by the thousands. Just because it looks real, doesn’t mean it is.
💉 Ransomware Linked to NHS Death – The human cost of cybercrime grows as a Synnovis attack ties to a patient fatality.
🧰 Windows 10 Extended Support – Staying on Windows 10 past October 2025 comes with hidden costs. Is it worth it?
🧪 Fake Interviews, Real Malware – Developers targeted via NPM packages during bogus test tasks. Beware offers that seem too good to be true.
🎁 Scam of the Week – Anthony’s mum nearly falls for a fake M&S hamper giveaway. Funny but also a sharp warning.
🔍 Tool of the Week: Metomic – A clever, nudge-based DLP platform that helps teams catch oversharing before it turns into a breach.
If you care about real-world threats, human behavior, and how security can slip through everyday cracks, this episode has plenty to chew on.
🕒 Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity News
04:01 M&S Claims and Ethical Concerns
06:14 Record-Breaking DDoS Attack
10:02 OSINT and Pizza Intelligence
14:27 Military Secrets Leaked on Gaming Forums
18:02 Doctors Using Unapproved AI Tools
22:08 New FileFix Attack in Cybersecurity
26:08 SMS Blasters and Smishing Attacks
30:12 Ransomware Impact on Healthcare
33:04 Cybersecurity Compliance Risks
36:02 Fake Interviews and Malware Distribution
39:04 Public Reactions to Data Breaches
44:09 Innovative Cybersecurity Tools
49:07 Evaluating Discount Software Purchases
55:02 Identifying Scams and Phishing Attempts
01:01:00 Password Security and Data Breaches
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The Awareness Angle makes cybersecurity make sense. Hosted by Anthony and Luke, we break down the biggest cyber stories of the week. From phishing scams and AI fraud to major data breaches and the sneaky ways people get hacked, we explain what’s going on and why it matters.
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