Podcast
Cyber Bites
Hosted by Edwin Kwan · ENGLISH
Your weekly dose of cyber security news by Edwin Kwan
Stay sharp in the digital world! "Cyber Bites" delivers cybersecurity insights, industry trends, and personal experiences to keep you informed and protected.
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Cyber Bites - 8th May 2026
6d ago00:10:32Tap to summarize* Cybercriminals Abuse Amazon SES to Launch Undetected Phishing Campaigns* ACSC Issues Warning Over ClickFix Attacks Deploying Vidar Stealer Malware* Malicious OpenClaw Skill Weaponizes AI Agent Framework to Distribute Malware* Survey Finds 1 in 8 Employees Consider Selling Company Login Credentials Justifiable* 60% of MD5 Password Hashes Now Crackable in Under an Hour With a Single GPU This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 1st May 2026
2w ago00:10:55Tap to summarize* Critical Linux “copyfiles” Vulnerability Grants Root Access on Major Distributions* Critical cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild* Google Patches Maximum Severity CVSS 10 Flaw in Gemini CLI Amid Growing AI Tool Vulnerabilities* KnowBe4 Research Reveals 86% of Phishing Attacks Are Now AI-Driven* New “ClawHub” and “ClawSwarm” Malware Campaigns Target AI Agents for Crypto Recruitment This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 24th April 2026
3w ago00:09:23Tap to summarize* Claude Desktop Raises Privacy Concerns Over Silent Browser Extension Installation* Apple Patches iOS Bug That Preserved Deleted Notification Data* Microsoft Teams Becomes Prime Target for Helpdesk Impersonation Scams* Malicious Cryptocurrency Wallet Apps Infiltrate China’s Apple App Store* Anthropic Mythos Discovered 271 Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 17th April 2026
4w ago00:09:05Tap to summarize* Booking.com Confirms Data Breach Exposing Millions of Travellers’ Reservation Details* Adobe Issues Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited Acrobat Reader Zero-Day* Critical Nginx UI Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Enabling Full Server Takeover Without Authentication* WordPress Plugin Suite Backdoored, Thousands of Sites Silently Compromised Since August 2025* OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber, a Defensive AI Model Purpose-Built for Security Teams This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 27th March 2026
Mar 2600:07:03Tap to summarize* Australia’s Critical Infrastructure Security Laws (SoCI) Branded “Toothless” as Review Calls for Urgent Overhaul* Hacker Claims Breach of US Law Enforcement Tip Platform, Exposing Over 8 Million Confidential Reports* TeamPCP Supply Chain Attack Hits Widely Used AI Tool, Exposing Millions of Systems* TeamPCP Turns Its Hacking Tools Toward Iran, Deploying Data-Destroying Wiper Malware* Enterprise PCs Found Lagging Behind Macs on Security Patching, New Report Reveals This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 13th March 2026
Mar 1300:09:24Tap to summarize* Researchers Exploit AI Browser Reasoning to Train Self-Optimizing Phishing Scams in Under Four Minutes* Meta Collaborates with International Law Enforcement to Dismantle Southeast Asian Scam Operations, Disables 150,000 Accounts* Malicious npm Package Impersonates OpenClaw Installer to Deploy Remote Access Trojan and Harvest macOS Credentials* Microsoft Teams Phishing Campaign Deploys Backdoors to Target Employees* Google’s Cloud Threat Horizons Report: Attackers Exploit Cloud Vulnerabilities More Than Weak Credentials This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 6th March 2026
Mar 600:13:29Tap to summarize* New South Wales Criminalises AI-Generated Deepfakes and Non-Consensual Intimate Content* DJI Romo Robot Vacuums Exposed Thousands of Devices Through Critical Security Flaws* Developer Faces $82,000 Bill After Stolen Google Gemini API Key Enables Massive Unauthorised Usage* ClawJacked Vulnerability Allows Malicious Websites to Hijack Local OpenClaw AI Agents via WebSocket* Hacktivist Groups Launch 149 DDoS Attacks Against 110 Organisations Following Middle East Military Operations* Iranian Threat Actors Launch Hundreds of Attacks Against IP Surveillance Cameras Across Middle East This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 27th February 2026
Feb 2700:08:12Tap to summarize* Critical Vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Claude Code Enable Remote Code Execution and Credential Theft* Google Disrupts Chinese Espionage Campaign Using Sheets for Command and Control* Malicious Code Repositories Target Next.js Developers Through Fake Job Interview Projects* AI Excels at Finding Software Bugs But Struggles With Meaningful Remediation* Australian Businesses Making Regular Ransomware Payments Despite Government Warnings This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 20th February 2026
Feb 2000:11:19Tap to summarize* Viral AI Caricature Trend Poses Major Security Risks, Experts Warn* North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malware-Laced Coding Challenges* Open Source Registries Face Critical Funding Shortfall as Security Threats Mount* Microsoft Copilot Bug Bypasses Security Controls to Summarise Confidential Emails* PromptSpy Android Malware Leverages Gemini AI to Achieve Device Persistence This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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Cyber Bites - 13th February 2026
Feb 1200:09:03Tap to summarize* Apple Patches Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks* Australian Government Agencies Falling Short on Cyber Incident Reporting, Undermining National Security* Service NSW Launches Pilot for New Digital Identity Verification System* Fake 7-Zip Site Distributes Trojanised Installer Creating Residential Proxy Network* Microsoft Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw in Windows 11 Notepad This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com
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