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

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NYT Reporter interviews ChatGPT

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/microsoft-s-chatgpt-threatens-nuclear-war-and-insists-it-is-human-in-bizarre-chat/ar-AA17zs1v

Cloudflare mitigates largest DDoS attack in history

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-blocks-record-breaking-71-million-rps-ddos-attack/

Twitter ends SMS multi-factor authentication for free accounts

• https://news.yahoo.com/why-twitters-sms-2-factor-160229134.html

Number of job postings on cybercrime forums explodes

• https://cyberscoop.com/cybercrime-groups-jobs-talent-dark-web/

Kia and Hyundai deploy software patch to stop car thefts

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hyundai-kia-patch-bug-allowing-car-thefts-with-a-usb-cable/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve an amazing bonus segment this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!

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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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Superbowl commercials

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/super-bowl-commercials-2023-the-complete-list-of-super-bowl-lvii-ads-and-the-companies-behind-them/ar-AA17rb0C

Episode 80 - Glenn brings Doritos to the podcast

• https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EUdc3a5Z4xeb1zY30W3Xa?si=37c8fbd02c3442bf

Dad Jokes of the Week (DJOW)

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Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/

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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Judge uses ChatGPT to write a court decision

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bdmv/judge-used-chatgpt-to-make-court-decision

Iran uses Violence-as-a-Service

• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/iran-hires-crime-gangs-to-murder-dissidents-abroad-9fdj8j59m

Apple updates hardware

• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/01/appl-introduces-new-mac-mini-with-m2-and-m2-pro-more-powerful-capable-and-versatile-than-ever/

Russia blocks access to US FBI, CIA, and State Department

• https://therecord.media/russia-blocks-access-to-us-rewards-for-justice-fbi-and-cia-websites/

Next-generation POS malware blocks tap to pay

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pos-malware-can-block-contactless-payments-to-steal-credit-cards/

Ubiquiti developer pleads guilty to extorting his employer

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ubiquiti-dev-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-extort-his-employer/

China balloon talk

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/02/07/why-chinese-spy-balloons-flight-path-was-not-an-accident--and-what-it-may-have-been-doing/?sh=3da576c04f86

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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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California Counties get extension to file taxes

• https://sfstandard.com/business/residents-of-41-storm-affected-california-counties-just-got-an-extension-to-file-their-taxes/

ChatGBP passes Wharton's MBA exam

• https://nypost.com/2023/01/23/chatgpt-outperforms-humans-on-wharton-mba-exam-professor/

US FBI hacks into and disrupts Hive ransomware gang

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hive-ransomware-disrupted-after-fbi-hacks-gangs-systems/

US No-Fly list accidentally gets leaked by an airline

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-no-fly-list-shared-on-a-hacking-forum-government-investigating/

US Federal agencies breached by refund scammers

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-federal-agencies-hacked-using-legitimate-remote-desktop-tools/

Adani Group shares plunge after short seller publishes scathing report

• https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/30/adani-shares-hindenburg-report.html

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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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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Dark market Solaris hijacked by rival Kraken

• https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/friday-the-13th-on-the-dark-web-150-million-russian-drug-market-solaris-hacked-by-rival-market-kraken/

Apple Watch ECG app helps save pregnant woman's life

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/20/apple-watch-ecg-app-helps-save-pregnant-womans-life

AirTag helps rescue dog swept away in California floodwaters

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/20/airtag-helps-rescue-dog-swept-away-in-california-floodwaters

T-Mobile informs customers of yet another data breach

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/19/t-mobile-informs-customers-of-yet-another-data-breach

Apple rolls our Advanced Data Protection Globally in 16.3

• https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/18/ios-16-3-advanced-data-protection-global/

Russians bypass ChatCPT restrictions

• https://blog.checkpoint.com/2023/01/13/russian-hackers-attempt-to-bypass-openais-restrictions-for-malicious-use-of-chatgpt/

Microsoft imitates your voice with just 3 seconds of audio

• https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/12/microsoft_valle_ai/

Riot Games gets ransomware, refuses to pay ransom

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/riot-games-receives-ransom-demand-from-hackers-refuses-to-pay/

Amazon's not-so-charitable program comes to an end

• https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/amazon-discontinues-amazonsmile-charity-donation-program-amid-cost-cuts.html

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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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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OBS download scams on Google search

• https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/obs-warns-users-about-sponsored-google-ad-scam

Nationwide egg shortage sends prices soaring

• https://patch.com/us/across-america/nationwide-egg-shortage-what-caused-scramble-how-long-will-it-last

Monster wins false advertising against Bang energy drink

• https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/monster-energy-wins-293-mln-false-advertising-verdict-against-rival-bang-2022-09-30/

Canada woman caught stealing company time with spyware

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/12/canada-woman-time-theft-tracking-software

Ukrainian hackers steal Bitcoin from Russian dark market, donate it to Ukrainian charity

• https://news.bitcoin.com/ukrainian-steals-bitcoin-from-russian-darknet-market-donates-to-charity/

China gains influence in tech by acquiring golden shares

• https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-moving-take-golden-shares-alibaba-tencent-units-ft-2023-01-13/

Savior stories

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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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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Microsoft ends extended service updated for Windows 7

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-ends-windows-7-extended-security-updates-on-tuesday/

US House of Representatives band TikTok

• https://therecord.media/tiktok-banned-from-house-of-representatives-devices/

ChatGPT arms race in academia

• https://www.businessinsider.com/app-detects-if-chatgpt-wrote-essay-ai-plagiarism-2023-1

Japanese woman falls victim to romance scam pretending to be an astronaut

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ad7vn/japan-romance-scam-russian-astronaut

Tech worker charged in Office Space scheme

• https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-tech-worker-charged-for-theft-inspired-by-the-movie-office-space

LockBit apologizes and gives sick kids' hospital free decryption key

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-apologizes-gives-sickkids-hospital-free-decryptor/

AI used to detect drunk people

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hey-siri-am-i-drunk/2016/09/23/5e4b91d0-8022-11e6-a52d-9a865a0ed0d4_story.html

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Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddmortonzscaler/

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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A dozen eggs tops $4.50

• https://notthebee.com/article/inflation-is-only-7-they-say-as-eggs-top-450-a-dozen

The T-Files

• The Twitter files part 1 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598822959866683394

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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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Two FTX executives plead guilty

• https://news.yahoo.com/caroline-ellison-knew-wrong-implicates-011350730.html

Google declares a code red emergency due to ChatGPT

• https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/12/google-declares-code-red-to-build-a-rival-for-chatgpt.html

Roomba is spying on you

• https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/

TikTok is spying on you

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tiktok-admits-to-spying-on-us-users-as-effort-to-ban-the-app-heats-up/ar-AA15BHhk

ChatGPT being used to write better ransomware

• https://venturebeat.com/security/chatgpt-ransomware-malware/

Clever Insults

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