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

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.”

Toughest bridge in the world

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_6e7-lDo_w

Cost of downtime due to ransomware attack far exceeds ransom payment

• https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/us-ransomware-attacks-cost/

Attackers bypass MFA by spamming users with notifications

• https://www.wired.com/story/multifactor-authentication-prompt-bombing-on-the-rise/

Russian ISP hijacks Apple's traffic through BGP

• https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/27/apple_networking_traffic_russia_bgp/

Hungary considers eliminating income tax for having more kids

• https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/have-four-or-more-babies-in-hungary-and-youll-pay-no-income-tax-for-life.html

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/

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.”

Canon and Nikon to discontinue DSLR camera development

• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/nikon-will-reportedly-join-canon-in-ending-development-on-high-end-dslr-cameras/

Apple offers $2 million bug bounty for cracking Lockdown Mode

• https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/lockdown-mode-apple-offers-2m-bug-bounty-for-vulnerabilities-in-new-anti-spyware-tech

First cryptocurrency insider trading case filed by US DOJ

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/ex-coinbase-manager-charged-in-first-crypto-insider-trading-case/

Atlassian Confluence affected by hard-coded password

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-confluence-hardcoded-password-was-leaked-patch-now/

Swear word alternatives

• https://wehavekids.com/parenting/101-Great-Cuss-Word-Alternatives

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

Amazon Prime Day hauls

• https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-amazons-record-setting-prime-day-turn-the-segment-around

Microsoft reverses decision to block VBA macros by default

• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/microsoft-makes-major-course-reversal-allows-office-to-run-untrusted-macros/

Avaya SysAdmin allegedly steals $88 million worth of VOIP licenses

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/avaya-sysadmin-indicted-for-illegally-generating-selling-voip-licenses/

PyPi forces multi-factor authentication on top 1% of Python projects

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-mandates-2fa-for-critical-projects-developer-pushes-back/

Smartphones will start showing ads on the lock screen

• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/coming-soon-to-a-carrier-phone-near-you-lock-screen-ads/

Speeding ticket stories

• https://www.jacksonwhitelaw.com/criminal-defense-law/criminal-speeding-arizona/

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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/

Isaias - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaiastelhado/

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.”

Embarrassing work stories

• https://community.zoom.com/t5/Social-Corner/Your-Most-Embarrassing-Zoom-Moment/m-p/60142

Bank of Zambia refuses to pay ransom in a spectacular fashion

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/national-bank-hit-by-ransomware-trolls-hackers-with-pics/

Hacker launches real-world ransomware attack against IoT chastity belt

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-used-ransomware-to-lock-victims-in-their-iot-chastity-belt/

Adult toy contains atrocious security vulnerabilities

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/this-iot--has-an-embedded-wifi-streaming-camera-and-laughable-security/

Inappropriate sounding word quiz

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

Closing the loop

• PEBCAK SE Handbook update

Amazon Prime Day 2022

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2022/07/10/amazon-prime-day-2022/

Apple introduces Lockdown Mode to stop state-sponsored spying

• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users-from-mercenary-spyware/

LockBit 3.0 releases with new features, bug bounty, and auction process

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-30-introduces-the-first-ransomware-bug-bounty-program/

Hacker steals $2 million worth of Counter-Strike weapon skins

• https://www.pcgamesn.com/counter-strike-global-offensive/hacker-steals-2-million

Mistakes the hosts will never make again

• https://www.livestrong.com/article/13764706-drinking-on-an-empty-stomach/

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

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

Closing the loop

Chris Evans finally upgrades from iPhone 6s

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/24/captain-america-star-chris-evans-finally-gives-up-his-iphone-6s

Five years since NotPetya

• https://www.csoonline.com/article/3664930/5-years-after-notpetya-lessons-learned.html

Nikon vs Canon

• https://shotkit.com/nikon-vs-canon/

Indian police planting evidence on activists' computers

• https://www.wired.com/story/modified-elephant-planted-evidence-hacking-police/

China weaponizing contact tracing apps

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-61793149

Cloudflare broke then saved the internet

• https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-outage-on-june-21-2022/

Door holding etiquette

• https://www.etiquetteschoolofamerica.com/the-five-manners-for-opening-every-door/

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

Dan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcybulskie/

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.”

AWS Employee and Capital One hacker Paige Thompson found guilty

• https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1538222578401169409

ExpressVPN and SurfShark withdraw from India over new VPN logging rule

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/surfshark-expressvpn-pull-out-of-india-over-data-retention-laws/

Microsoft blocks downloads of Windows 10 and 11 in Russia

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-and-windows-11-downloads-blocked-in-russia/

ASyncRat malware surpasses Emotet, Trickbot, and Dridex for e-mail-based infections

• https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2022/06/asyncrat-surpasses-dridex-trickbot-and-emotet-to-become-dominant-email-threat/

Ransomware is grossly underreported

• https://therecord.media/fbi-doj-say-less-than-25-of-netwalker-ransomware-victims-reported-incidents/

Movie Talk: Inception, The Matrix, and philosophy

• Inception and Philosophy - Kyle Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ginQNMiRu2w

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

@JackRhysider's take on RSA

• https://twitter.com/JackRhysider/status/1534636533961003008

L3Harris in talks to acquire NSO Group

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/14/nso-group-pegasus-us-l3harris

Coinbase lays off 1100 employees, cuts off access before announcement

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkge7z/coinbase-cuts-employees-access-to-work-email-docs-before-laying-them-off

Google's AI is not self-aware

• https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-saying-that-googles-ai-lamda-is-sentient-you-dupes

Shaming employees during phishing training is ineffective

• https://twitter.com/selenalarson/status/1534860603453370368

Apple plans to kill the CAPTCHA

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/14/how-apple-could-kill-captchas-with-private-access-tokens

Funny podcast-safe Vegas stories

• https://performancecardservice.com/industries/gentlemans-clubs/

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Marcus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-andrus-77749670/

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.”

RSA 2022 Recap

• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rsa-conference-2022-kicks-off-in-san-francisco-301561393.html

Syria disables internet while students take tests to prevent cheating

• https://therecord.media/syria-schools-internet-access/

Cici's Pizza probable victim of ransomware attack, but not everyone is mad

• https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1532360024105828354

Microsoft eliminates non-compete agreements and promotes salary transparency

• https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-stop-using-non-competition-clauses-salary-transparency-corporate-culture-2022-6

Which movie scared the hosts, but was not a scary movie?

• Love, Death, & Robots - Pop Squad: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/80174608?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81580597

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

Crypto owners with too much money buy expensive things

• https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/16/dao-raises-millions-in-eth-to-bid-on-copy-of-us-constitution.html

ATM Loophole creates $1.6 million windfall for Australian bartender

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/pa5kgg/this-australian-bartender-dan-saunders-found-an-atm-bank-glitch-hack-and-blew-16-million-dollars

Brazil airport screens hacked and show adult content

• https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hacked-brazil-airport-screens-show--travelers-85026863

2019 MGM hack much worse than originally disclosed

• https://www.techradar.com/news/stolen-mgm-resorts-customer-data-dumped-on-telegram-for-free

Privacy is not included in most apps and hardware

• https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/

Russ's links

• https://www.akashlytics.com/price-compare

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Russ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellfrom/