PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

Episode 17 - Kaseya Ravages Thousands of Organizations, $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin Disappears, The Deflector of Doom, Hosts Get Scammed, PSVOD


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Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Kaseya is the largest ransomware attack in history
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaseya-patches-vsa-vulnerabilities-used-in-revil-ransomware-attack/
  • https://www.zdnet.com/index.php/article/kaseya-victim-struggling-with-decryption-after-revil-goes-dark/
     
    South African Bitcoin exchange Africrypt founders disappear along with $3.6 billion in investors' funds
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/s-african-brothers-vanish-and-so-does-3-6-billion-in-bitcoin
  • https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-trusted-teenagers-to-manage-crypto-investments-now-they-want-answers-11625742001
     
    Apple Pay allows for easy cashout of stolen credit cards, the hosts get scammed
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/13/thief-used-burner-iphones-and-apple-pay-to-purchase-luxury-goods-bitcoin-and-diamond-encrusted-jewelry
  • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/how-to-avoid-card-skimmers-at-the-pump/
     
    Premium Streaming Video on Demand (PSVOD) versus Movie Theaters
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-widow-premium-vod-reveal-shocked-hollywood-1234983101/
     
    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
     
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