The Hidden Danger of LNK Files on Your Computer
This week, The Awareness Angle dives into NHS breaches, dodgy shortcut files, and why fake CAPTCHAs are the new phishing frontier.
🧑⚕️ NHS Professionals Breached – Attackers spent 13 months undetected inside the UK’s largest NHS staffing agency. We break down how they got in, why Active Directory matters, and what took so long to tell anyone.
🖥️ Shortcut Files Can Bite – Microsoft warns that LNK files can trigger attacks just by being viewed. No patch yet, and antivirus alone might not be enough.
🛑 ClickFix Strikes Again – A new macOS malware campaign tricks users into running terminal commands. It’s sloppy but effective, and it’s targeting creatives.
🔒 End of Windows 10 – As support ends in October, the EndOf10 movement wants you to install Linux instead of upgrading. We look at the pros, the problems, and whether it's realistic.
📱 WhatsApp vs UK Gov – WhatsApp backs Apple in the fight against encryption backdoors. What’s at stake for private communication?
🌫️ From Surface to Atmosphere – Forget attack surfaces—modern threats are everywhere. We explore why security needs to focus more on behaviour and environment.
Plus: a pigeon gets into Ant’s house and becomes a case study in incident response. Obviously.
🕒 Timestamps
01:02 Awards Night & Behind the Scenes at Infosec
06:15 M&S Back Online After Breach
08:39 Whole Foods Supplier Cyberattack
10:14 British Horseracing Authority Breach
11:45 NHS Professionals Breach Timeline
17:56 ClickFix Malware Hits macOS
20:36 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Breakdown
23:00 Shortcut File (.LNK) Threats
27:10 The Pigeon Breach Story
31:00 TikTok Comments – Passkeys & Signal
35:00 Interview Preview – Terry from PhishCloud
37:00 FAA Still Running Windows 95
39:30 WhatsApp Joins Apple in Encryption Fight
41:50 EndOf10 Campaign & Linux Migration
48:00 Attack Atmosphere Explained
54:58 Metrics That Matter in Awareness
56:00 Phishing Invoice Spam in Gmail
1:00:00 Wrap-Up & Next Week Preview📩 For links, videos, and the newsletter – head to riskycreative.com
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