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Haunted Networks: Possessed Printers, Phantom Texts, and the OG Computer ‘Bug’ #cybersecurity
Tonight’s Halloween special gets deliciously weird. 🦇 Dustin and Frank unpack four true tech “hauntings”:
• The Ghost in the Printer—Why old JetDirects spit hieroglyphics at night.
• Laughing Alexa—The infamous 2018 bug that creeped out the world.
• #GhostText—When delayed SMS messages arrived from the… beyond.
• Grace Hopper’s Moth—The first literal computer “bug,” preserved in a logbook.
We translate spooky glitches into plain-English cyber hygiene: broadcast storms, wake-on-LAN, noisy IoT, always-listening assistants, SMS spoofing, and why physical world failures (heat, humidity, insects!) still crash modern stacks.
🎤 Media & interview requests: [email protected]
🎧 Audio listeners: subscribe on any platform via https://legitimatecybersecurity.podbean.com/
💬 Drop your own “haunted tech” stories in the comments—we may read them on-air!
Chapter Breaks
00:00 – Cold open: “Possessed” printers in Portland
01:21 – Halloween setup + how we’ll demystify “paranormal” tech
02:14 – Case #1: The Ghost in the Printer (broadcast storms + wake-on-LAN)
05:01 – Why vulnerability scans make printers spit gibberish
08:32 – Broadcast packets 101 (and why Frank hates wake-on-LAN)
12:15 – Case #2: Alexa’s bone-chilling laugh (2018 trigger bug)
16:55 – Smart speakers as always-listening risk (home & remote work)
18:31 – Agentic AI + voice triggers = future home-automation threats
23:16 – Case #3: #GhostText—delayed SMS from the “afterlife”
27:42 – “HauntLater.com” (Frank’s dubious startup idea)
32:59 – Case #4: Grace Hopper and the first literal computer “bug”
36:45 – Physical world vs. digital systems (heat, humidity, pests)
39:45 – Wrap & CTA: Share your creepy tech stories
#legitimatecybersecurity #cybersecurity #halloweenspecial #ghostinthemachine #infosec #smarthome #iot #gracehopper
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By LegitimateCybersecurityTonight’s Halloween special gets deliciously weird. 🦇 Dustin and Frank unpack four true tech “hauntings”:
• The Ghost in the Printer—Why old JetDirects spit hieroglyphics at night.
• Laughing Alexa—The infamous 2018 bug that creeped out the world.
• #GhostText—When delayed SMS messages arrived from the… beyond.
• Grace Hopper’s Moth—The first literal computer “bug,” preserved in a logbook.
We translate spooky glitches into plain-English cyber hygiene: broadcast storms, wake-on-LAN, noisy IoT, always-listening assistants, SMS spoofing, and why physical world failures (heat, humidity, insects!) still crash modern stacks.
🎤 Media & interview requests: [email protected]
🎧 Audio listeners: subscribe on any platform via https://legitimatecybersecurity.podbean.com/
💬 Drop your own “haunted tech” stories in the comments—we may read them on-air!
Chapter Breaks
00:00 – Cold open: “Possessed” printers in Portland
01:21 – Halloween setup + how we’ll demystify “paranormal” tech
02:14 – Case #1: The Ghost in the Printer (broadcast storms + wake-on-LAN)
05:01 – Why vulnerability scans make printers spit gibberish
08:32 – Broadcast packets 101 (and why Frank hates wake-on-LAN)
12:15 – Case #2: Alexa’s bone-chilling laugh (2018 trigger bug)
16:55 – Smart speakers as always-listening risk (home & remote work)
18:31 – Agentic AI + voice triggers = future home-automation threats
23:16 – Case #3: #GhostText—delayed SMS from the “afterlife”
27:42 – “HauntLater.com” (Frank’s dubious startup idea)
32:59 – Case #4: Grace Hopper and the first literal computer “bug”
36:45 – Physical world vs. digital systems (heat, humidity, pests)
39:45 – Wrap & CTA: Share your creepy tech stories
#legitimatecybersecurity #cybersecurity #halloweenspecial #ghostinthemachine #infosec #smarthome #iot #gracehopper