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

Episode 188 - Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced, Serial Swatter Sentenced, Dangerous RDP Files, Top Exploited Zero Days, Christmas Coming Too Early

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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)

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Bitfinex hacker gets 5 years in jail

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitfinex-hacker-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-120-000-bitcoin-heist/

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    Serial swatter pleads guilty

    • https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-teenager-pleads-guilty-florida-making-hundreds-swatting-calls-across-united 
    • https://www.wired.com/story/alan-filion-torswats-guilty-plea-federal-charges-swatting/
      • Woodysgamertag gets swatted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERUArsRV1Xc

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        Foreign threat actors abusing RDP as attack vector

        • https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/foreign-threat-actor-conducting-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-rdp-attachments 

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          Threat actors are more commonly using zero-days

          • https://therecord.media/surge-zero-day-exploits-five-eyes-report 

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            Christmas comes early

            • https://www.marthastewart.com/2220623/when-to-decorate-for-christmas

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              Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

               

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