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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
- Bonus Episode 10 - New Year’s Resolutions, Podcast Naming, Cold Plunge, Bidet TalkWelcome to this bonusepisode 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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Cold Plungeshttps://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-to-know-about-cold-plungesBidethttps://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/are-there-health-benefits-using-bidetPainting the Golden Gate Bridgehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/the-never-ending-job-of-painting-the-golden-gate-bridgeDad 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 140 - US Stops SIM Swapping, AlphV Ransomware Group Files Complaint on Victim, iMessage Bridge Horrendous Idea, OpenAI Fires Sam AltmanWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Scammer moving services use fake online reviewshttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/dont-be-fooled-by-phony-online-reviews/US FCC adopts new rules to stop SIM-swapping fraudhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fcc-adopts-new-rules-to-protect-consumers-from-sim-swapping-attacks/https://therecord.media/fcc-new-rules-stop-sim-swappinghttps://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/cell-phone-fraudhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/what-is-your-banks-security-banking-on/Alphv ransomware group files SEC complaint on victimhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-files-sec-complaint-over-victims-undisclosed-breach/https://www.darkreading.com/risk/alphv-ransomware-group-files-sec-complaint-against-own-victimhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/long-beach-california-turns-off-it-systems-after-cyberattack/iMessage Bridge for Android full of security holes, removed from Google Play storehttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/18/nothing-kills-imessage-bridge-because-it-profoundly-violated-user-privacy-securityOngoing crisis at OpenAI after board fires Sam Altmanhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/25/how-crisis-openai-sam-altman-unfoldedDad 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/48 min
- Episode 139 - SWAT Reshipping Service Exposed, Malicious URL Shortener, FBI Takes Down IPStorm Botnet, Waymo Driverless CarsWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Deep dive into the SWAT reshipping servicehttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/russian-reshipping-service-swat-usa-drop-exposed/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/whos-behind-the-swat-usa-reshipping-service/Malicious URL shortening service exposedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-cybercrime-url-shortening-service-uncovered-via-dns-data/FBI takes down IPStorm proxy botnethttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ipstorm-botnet-with-23-000-proxies-for-malicious-traffic-dismantled/Silicon Valley: Jin Yang's refrigerator: https://youtu.be/HcXu4_K1tMQ?si=DTgnydNhPN8Wd5u9&t=250Waymo driverless carshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/uber-begins-offering-rides-in-self-driving-waymo-cars.htmlDad 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/Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincorll/51 min
- Episode 138 - Apple Adds Contact Verification, Mozi Botnet Activates Kill Switch, AI Tools Enable Extortion Scams, Must-Do Hotel HabitsWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Reacher Season 2https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reacher-season-2-streaming-release-184622717.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-rRhQcnlI
Apple adds contact key verification to iOS 17.2https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/26/ios-17-2-imessage-contact-key-verification/Mozi Botnet funally shuts downhttps://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/who-killed-mozi-finally-putting-the-iot-zombie-botnet-in-its-grave/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2021/08/19/how-to-proactively-defend-against-mozi-iot-botnet/AI tools enabling fake kidnappings and extortion scamshttps://www.darkreading.com/black-hat/virtual-kidnapping-ai-tools-enabling-irl-extortion-scamshttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/san-jose-tech-company-catches-hackers-impersonating-its-ceo-using-ai/3358607/Must-do hotel habitshttps://www.thriftynorthwestmom.com/5-reasons-to-always-bring-a-flashlight-when-traveling/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 137 - Countries Will Not Pay Ransoms, SBF Found Guilty, SEC Sues SolarwindsWelcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got two 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”40 Countries agree not to pay ransomware gangshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-countries-will-pledge-to-stop-paying-ransomware-gangs/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-links-52-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-transactions-to-ransomware/https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/us-mayors-adopt-resolution-to-not-pay-hackers-over-ransomware-attacks/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/september-was-a-record-month-for-ransomware-attacks-in-2023/SEC sues Solarwinds for 2020 hackhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sec-sues-solarwinds-for-misleading-investors-before-2020-hackhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/sec-sues-solarwinds-over-massive-cyberattack-alleging-fraud-and-weak-controls/ar-AA1j9FPdPlease 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/Sam - https://www.linkedin.com/in/currysam/55 min
- Episode 136 - Halloween Special, Scammers Exploiting Conflict in Israel, MGM Hackers Threatened Violence, Encrypted USB Drive Security Broken, Candy TaxWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Scammers are exploiting the crisis in Gazahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palestine-crypto-donation-scams-emerge-amid-israel-hamas-war/https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territory-appealhttps://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/rr-donate-webMGM Hackers use threats of violence to compromise credentialshttps://cyberscoop.com/com-scattered-spider-tradecraft/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/10/25/octo-tempest-crosses-boundaries-to-facilitate-extortion-encryption-and-destruction/Encrypted USB drives used to steal data from airgapped networkshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tetrisphantom-hackers-steal-data-from-secure-usb-drives-on-govt-systems/IronKey S200's security crackedhttps://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/https://protos.com/startup-says-it-can-access-235m-in-locked-bitcoin-but-owner-says-no-thanks/Halloween storieshttps://blog.taxact.com/candy-tax-halloween-financial-lesson/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/Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/Victor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordeluca/48 min
- Episode 135 - Cupping, Hamas Using Cryptocurrency, Stolen IP Addresses, Largest DDoS Attack, Personal Finance DecisionsWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastCupping - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9EUo_jj4XoHamas fundraising with cryptocurrencyhttps://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/militants-behind-israel-attack-raised-millions-in-crypto-b9134b7aStolen IP address thief sentencedhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/tech-ceo-sentenced-to-5-years-in-ip-address-scheme/World's largest DDoS attackhttps://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-cloud-mitigated-largest-ddos-attack-peaking-above-398-million-rpshttps://blog.cloudflare.com/zero-day-rapid-reset-http2-record-breaking-ddos-attack/Things you don't know how people affordDad 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/49 min
- Episode 134 - Social Media Scams, Tap to Pay Warning, Data Breach Settlement, MGM Hack Update, Goodbye Cortana, Bleach Shortage, CloudFlare’s Bone-Headed Vulnerability, Prime DayWelcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got three 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastUS consumers lost $2.7 billion in social media scamshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/ftc-data-shows-consumers-report-losing-27-billion-social-media-scams-2021https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-staggering-losses-to-social-media-scams-since-2021/Criminals disabling tap to pay and using card skimmershttps://blog.knowbe4.com/contactless-payment-scamshttps://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-warn-of-card-tapping-scam/Blackbaud agrees to $49.5 million settlement over data breachhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackbaud-agrees-to-495-million-settlement-for-ransomware-data-breach/MGM lost over $110 million in hackhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mgm-resorts-ransomware-attack-led-to-100-million-loss-data-theft/Microsoft finally removes Cortana in Windows 11https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-officially-removes-cortana-for-windows-11-insiders/Scattered Spiter hits Cloroxhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/clorox-says-sales-and-profit-took-a-big-hit-from-cyberattack/ar-AA1hHIeVVulnerability allows attackers to bypass CloudFlare DDoS protectionshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-ddos-protections-ironically-bypassed-using-cloudflare/Prime Day October 2023https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/10/06/amazon-prime-day-2023-october-10-deals/71076778007/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/48 min
- Episode 133 - Identifying Common Online Scams, HEAT Initiative Watchdog Group’s Mysterious Origins, Tales From the Helpdesk, PEBCAK StoriesWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastHow to identify and avoid common online scamshttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/greater-internet-fuckwad-theoryhttps://www.intheknow.com/post/facebook-marketplace-google-voice-scam-tiktok/CSAM watchdog group HEAT Initiative has mysterious orginshttps://theintercept.com/2023/10/01/apple-encryption-iphone-heat-initiative/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/apple-details-reasons-to-abandon-csam-scanning-tool-more-controversy-ensues/https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-938-notes.pdfhttps://www.wired.com/story/apple-csam-scanning-heat-initiative-letter/Tales from the helpdesk: school PEBCAK storieshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/los-angeles-schools-halt-campus-ipad-use-after-students-hack-flna8C11269933Find 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/Jason - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhernandez-55345/49 min
- Episode 132 - MGM Hackers Revealed, Multiple Strains of Ransomware Used in Attacks, Microsoft Bing Chatbot Serves Malicious Ads, Good Book TalkWelcome 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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastColdplay Viva la Vida lawsuit settledhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/16/coldplay-joe-satriani-lawsuit-dismissedMGM hackers trained in online community known as the Comhttps://cyberscoop.com/youth-hacking-ring-at-the-center-of-cybercrime-spree/https://www.reuters.com/technology/power-influence-notoriety-gen-z-hackers-who-struck-mgm-caesars-2023-09-22/FBI Reports ransomware groups using multiple strains of ransomwarehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-dual-ransomware-attack-victims-now-get-hit-within-48-hours/Bing Chatbot infiltrated with malicious advertisementshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bing-chat-responses-infiltrated-by-ads-pushing-malware/https://9to5google.com/2022/07/06/android-lockscreen-ads-glance-report/Good books to read/listenhttps://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/1416507787/https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Notebook-Paperback/dp/1804220485/https://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Bear-Goes-Phishing-Extraordinary/dp/1250335671/https://www.amazon.com/s?k=vince+flynnDad 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/Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/52 min
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