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Your Antivirus Won't Catch This, SMS Blasters Are Real and a USB Full of America's Secrets
Description
This week it's a busy one. We've got stories about hackers targeting your phone, your bank account, and even your doctor's equipment. There's a nasty trick doing the rounds that looks just like a Google Meet update, a massive data leak from the US government, and some alarming news for anyone who banks with Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland. All that, plus why you really need to update your iPhone this week. Let's get into it.
Chapters
00:01 Intro
01:50 Breach of the Week: Starbucks
06:06 Stryker hit by Iran-linked wiper attack
11:03 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland banking glitch
16:09 Fake Google Meet update hands attackers control of your PC
20:19 Google Messages to get SMS blaster protection
27:02 Live: Anthony calls the SMS blaster scammer
34:51 DOGE staffer allegedly walked out with Americans' Social Security data
38:16 Apple patches older iPhones against Coruna exploit kit
43:32 Phish of the Week: Google recovery notification callback scam (Hoxhunt)
48:09 Topics: ClickFix evolves again
51:03 Topics: Darren Jones MP accidentally shares his passcode on camera
53:06 Topics: Tricking an AI scam caller
56:29 Topics: Apple MacBook Neo Touch ID ad
1:01:02 Outro
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