Episode 185 - Tigran Gambaryan freed, US Government Sells $4.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Australia Infiltrates Crime Phone Network, Parents of Crypto Hacker Kidnapped, TikTok Unlimited Money Hack

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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Tigran Gambaryan is free, US Government gets $4.4 billion windfall

• https://www.wired.com/story/4-4-billion-silk-road-bitcoin-tigran-gambaryan/
• https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-charges-dropped-nigeria/

 

Australia intercepts crime phone network

• https://apnews.com/article/australia-ghost-encrypted-app-bad89db81faecc6581d25818c0d7765d

 

Parents of crypto hacker kidnapped

• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/lamborghini-carjackers-lured-by-243m-cyberheist/ 

 

Banks restrict deposits after TikTok check fraud

• https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/fidelity-slashes-deposit-limits-following-fraud-wave-37b3e970

 

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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