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

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

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  • Episode 82 - Tensions Rise in Iran, CSO Found Guilty in Data Breach, Top Vulnerabilities Exploited by China, Work Life of Sales Engineers and Incident...

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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Tensions rise in Iran as hacktivists hack into state-owned TV station

    • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63188795

    BlackByte ransomware uses vulnerable MSI driver to kill AV processes

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackbyte-ransomware-abuses-legit-driver-to-disable-security-products/

    Adult Happy Meals are here, temporarily

    • https://news.yahoo.com/mcdonald-workers-unhappy-adult-happy-235154682.html

    Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan found guilty of obstructing justice

    • https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-uber-security-chief-found-guilty-of-obstructing-ftc-probe-11665004454

  • https://www.wired.com/story/uber-joe-sullivan-conviction/

  • https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/capital-one-hacker-paige-thompson-not-sentenced-prison-transgender-status-mental-health

    • US NSA shares top vulnerabilities exploited by China since 2020

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-shares-top-flaws-exploited-by-chinese-hackers-since-2020/

  • https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-279a

    • Survey shows that incident responders and sales engineers align closely on values and problems

    • https://newsroom.ibm.com/2022-10-03-New-IBM-Study-Finds-Cybersecurity-Incident-Responders-Have-Strong-Sense-of-Service-as-Threats-Cross-Over-to-Physical-World

  • https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/XKOY5OLO

    • Lessons learned in pre-sales life:

    • https://networkinterview.com/sales-engineer-and-pre-sales-engineer/

    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

    Arif - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arif-sajid-a2738ba5/

    45 min
  • Episode 81 - Fast Company Sends Racist News, BYOVD, Violence as a Service (VaaS), Russia-Ukraine War Scams, Remembering Coolio, A Host Goes Missing, A...

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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD)

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-abuse-dell-driver-bug-using-new-fudmodule-rootkit/

    Remembering Coolio:

    • https://abcnews.go.com/US/coolio-iconic-rapper-best-90s-hit-gangstas-paradise/story?id=90667382

    Fast Company's homepage defaced and sends out racist push notification

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-shares-how-they-allegedly-breached-fast-company-s-site/

  • https://gizmodo.com/fast-company-is-back-from-the-dead-after-being-hacked-1849623962

    • Violence as a Service surges in the sim-swapping community

    • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/violence-as-a-service-brickings-firebombings-shootings-for-hire/

  • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/sim-swapper-abducted-beaten-held-for-200k-ransom/

    • Russian war dissenters, the Dutch, and Glenn getting scammed

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russians-dodging-mobilization-behind-flourishing-scam-market/

  • https://anixlifeapk.netlify.app/host-https-nltimes.nl/2022/09/27/firewood-scams-rise-amidst-energy-crisis

  • https://www.wane.com/top-stories/fwpd-crew-targeting-people-at-gas-stations-in-fake-jewelry-scam/

    • Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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    Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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

    44 min
  • Episode 80 - Iran Shuts Down Internet Amid Protests, Farewell Passwords.txt, Robbing the Robbers, How To Cook a Steak

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Tesla's full self-driving feature reviewed

    • https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/993/tesla-is-pushing-fsd-beta-automatically-to-owners-who-qualify

  • https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/20/billionaire-ceos-us-senate-run-focuses-on-one-issue-banning-self-driving-teslas/

  • https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/self-driving-vehicles

    • Iran blocks Signal and most of the internet during mass demonstrations

    • https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/09/19/Mahsa-Amini-s-medical-scans-show-skull-fractures-caused-by-severe-trauma-Report

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-calls-on-users-to-run-proxies-for-bypassing-iran-blocks/

    • Windows 11 warns users when saving passwords insecurely

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-warns-when-typing-your-password-in-notepad-websites/

    Info stealer maker backdoors malware maker to rob the robbers

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-backdoors-own-malware-to-steal-data-from-other-hackers/

  • https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/no-honor-among-thieves-prynt-stealers-backdoor-exposed

    • Meat cooking talk

    • Meathead book - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/054401846X/

  • https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/283341/simple-cast-iron-steaks/

    • 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!

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    Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/

    Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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

    53 min
  • Episode 79 - GTA Developer Rockstar Games Hacked, Browsers Stealing Passwords Through Spell-Check, Troubling Rise of Cryptocurrency Scams, iOS 16 Lock...

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    New car buying

    • https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/08/31/buying-new-car-2022/7942450001/

    Grand Theft Auto 6 source code and videos stolen from Rockstar Games

    • https://gizmodo.com/hacker-arrest-rockstar-games-uber-lapsus-1849573312

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfa-fatigue-hackers-new-favorite-tactic-in-high-profile-breaches/

    • Passwords and PII potentially leaked through spell-check

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-microsoft-can-get-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/

  • https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032-Is-Grammarly-a-keylogger-

    • Cryptocurrency-related scams triple in 2022

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-cryptocurrency-giveaway-sites-have-tripled-this-year/

  • https://www.group-ib.com/media/massive-crypto-attack/

    • iOS 16's Lockdown mode reviewed

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-released-ios-16-with-lockdown-safety-check-security-features/

    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!

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    Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/

    Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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

    44 min
  • Episode 78 - Traffic Jam as a Service, FBI Recovers $30 Million in Stolen Crypto, Russian Dating Sites and Poor OpSec Reveals Troop Locations, Unfortu...

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Closing the loop

    French hospital refuses to pay lowered ransom amount

    • https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220902-paralysed-french-hospital-fights-cyber-attack-as-hackers-lower-ransom-demand

    Coinbase backs lawsuit to overturn ban on Tornado Cash

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-funds-lawsuit-against-tornado-cash-cryptomixer-sanctions/

    Screen capture software

    • https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

    Traffic Jam as a Service

    • https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/09/03/moscow-traffic-chaos-caused-by-ride-hailing-app-hack

    FBI Recovers $30 million in stolen crypto from North Korea

    • https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/feds-claw-back-30-million-of-cryptocurrency-stolen-by-north-korean-hackers/

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-recovers-30-million-stolen-from-axie-infinity-by-lazarus-hackers/

  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-quadrigacx-documentary-gets-wrong-210139773.html

  • https://web3isgoinggreat.com/

    • Hackers use dating websites to locate Russian troops

    • https://www.newsweek.com/hackers-honeytrap-russian-troops-sharing-location-base-bombed-report-1740070

    Internet mapping glitch leads to FBI raids and more

    • https://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turned-a-random-kansas-f-1793856052

  • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-microsoft-terraserver/

    • Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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    Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/

    Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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

    Michael - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chouinard-1682839b/

    56 min
  • Episode 77 - Entire Countries Paralyzed by Ransomware, Malware Waits 30 Days to Attack, Anti-Cheat Software Used to Bypass Anti-Virus, Methods to Anno...

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Traffic jam after Burning Man

    • https://nypost.com/2022/09/06/burning-man-ends-with-8-hour-traffic-jam-huge-fight/

    Multiple countries paralyzed from ransomware attacks

    • https://therecord.media/chile-says-govt-agency-struggling-with-ransomware-attack/

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/montenegro-hit-by-ransomware-attack-hackers-demand-10-million/

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-hospital-hit-by-10m-ransomware-attack-sends-patients-elsewhere/

  • https://therecord.media/greek-gas-operator-refuses-to-negotiate-with-ransomware-group-after-attack/

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackcat-ransomware-claims-attack-on-italian-energy-agency/

    • Crypto mining malware delays payload to avoid detection

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-malware-delays-coinminer-install-by-a-month-to-evade-detection/

    Online anti-cheat software being used to bypass anti-virus software

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/

    Methods to annoy people

    • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-delayed-34-minutes-by-power-outage-at-superdome/

  • https://www.wikihow-fun.com/Annoy-People-in-Elevators

    • Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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    Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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

    42 min
  • Episode 76 - Smartphone as Hotel Key, TikTok Logging Keystrokes, Data Exfiltration on Air-Gapped Networks, Bitcoin ATMs Hacked

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Using a smartphone as a hotel key has mixed results

    • https://www.wsj.com/articles/using-your-phone-as-a-hotel-key-is-great-until-it-isnt-11661311438

    InAppBrowser shows TikTok logging keystrokes

    • https://twitter.com/KrauseFx/status/1560370732705742848

  • https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/security-researcher-finds-that-tiktok-browser-is-tracking-keystrokes/

  • https://www.engadget.com/duckduckgo-free-email-privacy-service-open-beta-120044215.html

  • https://inappbrowser.com/

    • Security researchers exfiltrate data using blinking LEDs on network cards

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/etherled-air-gapped-systems-leak-data-via-network-card-leds/

    Bitcoin ATMs hacked with zero-day flaw

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-crypto-from-bitcoin-atms-by-exploiting-zero-day-bug/

    Things not worth the money

    • https://www.babygaga.com/designer-baby-items-are-they-worth-the-hype/

  • https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/biggest-tech-ripoffs

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

    48 min
  • Episode 75 - Best Episode Yet, Largest DDoS Attack (Again), Stolen Outdoor Camera, US Courts Switch to Paper Records, How NOT to Handle a Data Breach,...

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Google blocks largest DDoS attack ever

    • https://www.csoonline.com/article/3670748/google-cloud-blocks-largest-https-ddos-attack-ever.html

    Outdoor cameras vulnerable to theft

    • https://homesecurityplanet.com/how-do-i-keep-my-security-cameras-from-being-stolen/

    US Court system changes to paper records for sensitive cases to prevent online theft

    • https://www.cyberscoop.com/top-justice-official-paper-only

    Bank sues hacker, hacker releases stolen data

    • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/when-efforts-to-contain-a-data-breach-backfire/

    Maker's vs Manager's schedule

    • http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html

    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

    42 min
  • Episode 74 - CS:GO Robbery, MFA Bombing Works, Scammers Call Ubers for Victims, Amazon’s Trojan Horse, US Bans Bitcoin Mixer, Advertising Security Cl...

    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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Hackers steal $6 million Counterstrike skins

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cs-go-trading-site-hacked-to-steal-6-million-worth-of-skins/

    Cisco hacked with MFA bombing attack

    • https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/08/recent-cyber-attack.html

    Hackers call Uber for scam victim to take them to the bank

    • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/scammers-sent-uber-to-take-elderly-lady-to-the-bank/

    Scammer Payback glitter bomb:

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4mkZU2Y0as

    Amazon acquires Roomba maker iRobot, camera in every home

    • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-05/amazon-s-irobot-deal-is-about-roomba-s-data-collection

    US Treasury Department bans Tornado Bash Bitcoin mixer

    • https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/08/crypto-mixing-service-tornado-cash-blacklisted-by-treasury-department-.html

  • https://decrypt.co/107090/tornado-cash-dusts-public-wallets-jimmy-fallon-brian-armstrong-steve-aoki-logan-paul

    • People with security clearances advertising it on LinkedIn and social media

    • https://fortune.com/2022/08/09/federal-workers-advertising-top-secret-national-security-clearances-on-linkedin/

    Mandatory vacation: the good, the bad, the ugly

    • https://www.insperity.com/blog/mandatory-vacation/

    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

    47 min
  • Episode 73 - Black Hat / DEFCON Live Episode Ask Me (Almost) Anything

    Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got a very special live episode 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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    PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

    Slap Chop Rap Chop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLOALCvlMI

    Meow Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AWCk7HlG4o

    Oscar Myer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKTXCRqRXQ

    Blackjack basic strategy: https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/strategy/4-decks/

    Craps basic strategy: https://wizardofodds.com/games/craps/basics/#pass

    Why humans need a blanket to sleep: https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/why-we-need-blankets-to-sleep-even-when-it-s-hot-1.4629752

    Top baby names 2021: https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/most-popular/top-baby-names-2021

    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!

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

    1 hr 4 min

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