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PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People
By Chris LouieTechnology
PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People episodes
- Episode 191 - Scammers Bypass Apple Anti-Phishing Protections, Pastor Crypto Scams Congregation, CEO Embezzlement, Google Trends For 2024
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)
Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast
Scammers trick Apple users
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-texts-trick-apple-imessage-users-into-disabling-protection/
Pastor scams his congregation
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/pastor-who-saw-crypto-project-in-his-dream-indicted-for-fraud/
CEO Embezzlement
- https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/10-ceos-who-went-boardroom-cell-block-flna783944
Google trends 2024
- https://trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/2024/us/?hl=en
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Cody - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody123anderson/
1 hr - Episode 190 - US Launches IoT Cybersecurity Safety Label, North Korea Halts Cryptocurrency Hacking, HIPAA Cybersecurity Overhaul, How To Become a CISO
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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US launches cybersecurity safety label
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-launches-cybersecurity-safety-label-for-smart-devices/
North Korea stops crypto hacks
- https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-hacking-stolen-funds-2025/
HIPAA gets cybersecurity overhaul
- https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/proposed-hipaa-amendments-close-healthcare-security-gaps
Average tenure of a CISO
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/average-tenure-of-a-ciso-is-just-26-months-due-to-high-stress-and-burnout/
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Lock - https://www.linkedin.com/in/llangdon/
54 min - Episode 189 - TikTok Influences Election, Lawsuit Against Apple for Missing Feature, 35 Chrome Extensions Hijacked, Counterstrike Gambling Problem
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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TikTok influences Romanian election
- https://therecord.media/romania-elections-eu-tiktok-freeze-data-russia-interference
Lawsuit may force Apple to enable client-side CSAM scanning
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/thousands-of-child-sex-abuse-victims-sue-apple-for-lax-csam-reporting/
Hackers hijack 35 Chrome extensions
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-details-reveal-how-hackers-hijacked-35-google-chrome-extensions/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firms-chrome-extension-hijacked-to-steal-users-data/
CoffieZilla exposes Valve for Counterstrike skin gambling
- https://www.talkesport.com/news/coffeezilla-counter-strike-gambling-exposed/
- CoffieZilla exposes Valve Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58dLWjRTBE
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
43 min - Bonus Episode 13 - Spotify Wrapped, 2025 Fitness Challenge, Cybersecurity Year Recap, News Headlines of 2024, Celebrity Passings, Top Movies
Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got some 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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FBI shares tips for AI Deep Fakes
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-tips-on-how-to-tackle-ai-powered-fraud-schemes/
People are drinking less
- https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/why-is-everyone-sober-ish-all-of-a-sudden-33b5703b
2024 Celebrity Deaths
- https://ew.com/celebrity-deaths-2024-stars-who-died-this-year-8421621
- https://people.com/celebrity-deaths-in-2024-8423852
Telegram now moderates content
- https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/telegram-partners-child-safety-group-scan-content-sexual-abuse-materia-rcna182596
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Victor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordeluca/
1 hr 10 min - Bonus Episode 12 - Brian's Daughter Joins, AI Voice Deepfakes, McRib Is Back, This Year's Firsts, 2024 Resolution Scorecard, 2025 Resolutions
Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got some 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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McRib
- https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/the-mcrib-is-returning-to-mcdonalds-heres-what-to-know.html
Picklewich
- https://www.wsaw.com/2024/11/14/picklewich-is-leaving-jimmy-johns-menu/
New Years' Resolutions
- https://parade.com/969195/megangrant/new-years-resolutions-ideas/
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincorll/
57 min - Episode 188 - Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced, Serial Swatter Sentenced, Dangerous RDP Files, Top Exploited Zero Days, Christmas Coming Too Early
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/
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
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
Threat actors are more commonly using zero-days
- https://therecord.media/surge-zero-day-exploits-five-eyes-report
Christmas comes early
- https://www.marthastewart.com/2220623/when-to-decorate-for-christmas
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
50 min - Episode 187 - iPhones Start Rebooting After Update, Apple Finds Lost Luggage, Crypto Thief Steals and Returns $20 Million, Election 2024 Recap
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)
Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast
iPhones mysteriously start rebooting after update
- https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphones-now-auto-restart-to-block-access-to-encrypted-data-after-long-idle-times/
- https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/1/24285347/apple-globalstar-investment-expansion-emergency-sos-satellite
Apple enables Find My third-party integration
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/apples-find-my-enables-sharing-location-of-lost-items-with-third-parties/
Crypto thief steals then returns $20 million
- https://decrypt.co/288296/hacker-returns-millions-drained-us-government-crypto-wallet
Election 2024 recap
- https://politicalpulse.net/us-politics/alan-lichtmans-prediction-for-2024/
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
55 min - Episode 186 - Disney Employee Changes Food Menus, Okta Universal Password Hack, China Eavesdrops On Trump and Harris, Election 2024
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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Fired Disney employee changes menus
- https://www.wired.com/story/disney-world-menu-hack-wingdings/
- https://www.404media.co/fired-employee-allegedly-hacked-disney-worlds-menu-system-to-alter-peanut-allergy-information/
Okta allows login for any username over 52 characters
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42022796
- https://mashable.com/article/okta-52-character-username-bug-fixed
China eavesdrops on presidential campaigns
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/27/chinese-hackers-cellphones-trump/
- https://www.wired.com/story/trump-vance-phones-verizon-hack/
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/trump_unhackable_phones/
Election coverage 2024
- https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-us-election-results/
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
52 min - Episode 185 - Tigran Gambaryan freed, US Government Sells $4.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Australia Infiltrates Crime Phone Network, Parents of Crypto Hacker Kidnapped, TikTok Unlimited Money Hack
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)
Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast
Tigran Gambaryan is free, US Government gets $4.4 billion windfall
- https://www.wired.com/story/4-4-billion-silk-road-bitcoin-tigran-gambaryan/
- https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-charges-dropped-nigeria/
Australia intercepts crime phone network
- https://apnews.com/article/australia-ghost-encrypted-app-bad89db81faecc6581d25818c0d7765d
Parents of crypto hacker kidnapped
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/lamborghini-carjackers-lured-by-243m-cyberheist/
Banks restrict deposits after TikTok check fraud
- https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/fidelity-slashes-deposit-limits-following-fraud-wave-37b3e970
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Elyse - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyse-healey/
51 min - Episode 184 - Call of Duty Anti-Cheat System Bans Streamers, Tigran Gambaryan Wrongfully Imprisoned, Microsoft Loses One Month of Logs, US FTC Implements Click-to-Cancel
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)
Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast
Call of Duty anti-cheat system bans legitimate players
- https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1847026789643894914
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272984/activision-anti-cheat-hack-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-warzone
Tigran Gambaryan wrongfully held in Nigerian jail
- https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-us-congress-resolution-hostage-nigeria/
- Update: https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-charges-dropped-nigeria/
Microsoft loses customer logs
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-it-lost-some-customers-security-logs-for-a-month/
FTC implements click-to-cancel rule
- https://mashable.com/article/ftc-click-cancel-subscription-ruling
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Julian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-mata-271202132/
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