🎙️ This Week on The Awareness AngleThe Louvre’s password was “Louvre.”Australia bans under-16s from Reddit.And the FCC wants to remove cybersecurity rules for telecoms.

From data leaks to bad policy and worse passwords, Ant and Luke unpack the week’s most surprising, human, and occasionally ridiculous cyber stories.🏛 The Louvre Password Leak – A 2014 audit warned that the museum’s CCTV password was literally Louvre. Now millions in jewels are gone.🧒 Reddit’s Teen Ban – Australia extends its social media block to under-16s. Is this protection or overreach?📡 FCC’s Cyber Rule Rollback – The US moves to scrap telecom security rules right after a major breach.💻 Apple’s 100+ Vulnerability Patch – One of the biggest updates in years, but without transparency or CVSS scores.🔐 VPNs & Firewalls Gone Wrong – Why complex setups make businesses seven times more likely to get hit by ransomware.💬 Microsoft Teams Flaws – Attackers could fake calls and messages inside corporate chats.💷 M&S Cyber Fallout – Profits crash 99% after a months-long attack and supply chain chaos.👥 Good Guys Turned Hackers – Two cybersecurity pros accused of running ransomware ops on the side.🧠 HuFiCon Recap – Ant’s takeaways from Germany’s Human Firewall Conference, including a beer-glass story about herd behaviour.🤖 AI & Awareness – ChatGPT privacy settings, Meta’s scam ads, and DoorDash fraud built with AI.🎯 ClickFix & Recruitment Rants – Real-world phishing, fake downloads, and the growing problem of ghosting candidates.💡 The Awareness AngleEvery story has a human side - why people click, trust, and sometimes get it wrong.🕒 Timestamps:00:00 – Intro and greetings01:57 – Hyundai AutoEver America data breach03:03 – Nikkei Slack breach exposes employee chats05:06 – South Gloucestershire Council data exposure05:50 – Louvre password scandal (“Password was literally ‘Louvre’”)08:58 – Reddit added to Australia’s under-16 social media ban14:01 – FCC moves to scrap telecom cybersecurity requirements16:35 – Apple patches 100+ vulnerabilities19:15 – Firewalls and VPNs making companies less secure (At-Bay report)23:06 – Microsoft Teams manipulation vulnerabilities25:43 – M&S profits nearly wiped out by cyber attack27:54 – “Good Guys Gone Bad” – security pros charged with ransomware30:30 – Awareness section: HuFiCon recap & SoSafe reflections34:17 – Behavioural stories – herd mentality & Prost moment35:41 – Group chat scam and AI manipulation37:05 – Alexis Conran “Real Hustle” segment & herd behaviour in lifts39:13 – Nicole Leffer’s ChatGPT privacy setting warning42:08 – Meta’s scam ad revenue revelation44:27 – DoorDash AI fraud via ChatGPT image generation47:09 – TikTok moderation issues on awareness content47:28 – Luke’s TikToks: bot livestream farms49:57 – AI-generated videos and misleading TikTok shop content51:15 – ClickFix in the wild (Sherwoods Tech clip)55:05 – Recruitment rant – candidate treatment in cyber industry1:01:25 – Season 2 teaser – Interview with Dan Thornton from GoldPhish

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