Episode 177 - Airport Security Bypassed with SQLi, Russian Hackers Use NSO Group Exploits, Users Get Too Good Identifying Phishing, Career Goals

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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TSA bypassed by SQL injection attack

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-find-sql-injection-to-bypass-airport-tsa-security-checks/ 
• https://xkcd.com/327/
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/10/sob-story-about-dead-grandma-tricks-microsoft-ai-into-solving-captcha/

 

Russian APT29 uses commercial spyware exploits

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-apt29-hackers-use-ios-chrome-exploits-created-by-spyware-vendors/ 
• https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/commercial-spyware-vendors-have-a-copycat-in-top-russian-apt

 

People too good at spotting phishing

• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/when-get-out-the-vote-efforts-look-like-phishing/ 
• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/notorious-hijack-factory-shunned-from-web/

 

Career Goals

• https://guykawasaki.com/guy-kawasaki/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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