This week on The Awareness Angle, confusion, control, and credibility sit at the centre of the cyber news. From password reset emails triggering panic at global scale, to ransomware groups shaping the narrative without releasing data, the theme this week is trust, who controls it, and how quickly it can unravel.

We start with Breach Watch, looking at ransomware claims against Nissan and how screenshots and file listings are increasingly used to apply pressure without publishing stolen data. We then move to a confirmed breach at Spanish energy giant Endesa, where customer data linked to energy contracts and payment details was exposed, and compare two very different approaches to communication and incident handling. We also cover BreachForums leaking its own user database, a reminder that even criminal platforms are not immune to basic security failures.

In What the Hack, we break down the Instagram password reset email saga that left millions of users unsure whether they were under attack. We look at Meta’s explanation, Malwarebytes’ claims of leaked data, and why old scraped information keeps coming back to cause fresh concern. We also cover Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, including an actively exploited zero day, and why severity scores often miss the real risk story.

The wider topics include Microsoft potentially allowing Copilot to be fully removed from managed devices, growing pushback against forced AI adoption at work, and why major PC manufacturers are now saying AI is confusing customers rather than selling devices. We also look at a hacker jailed for attacks on the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, showing how cyber access directly enables real world organised crime, and a foiled cyber attack targeting Poland’s energy infrastructure.

We wrap up with two very human stories, a classic scam email that knows your password and why it still works, and a look at eye scanning being pitched as proof that you are human, complete with crypto incentives, biometric risk, and some uncomfortable questions about where identity is heading.

If you want cyber news explained with clarity, context, and zero jargon, you are in the right place.

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