Episode 31 - The Purge, Espionage With Peanut Butter Sandwiches, 31 Nation Ransomware Meeting Without China or Russia, Major Twitch Hack, Boycott Cano...

Welcome to this week's very special Halloween 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)

Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast

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

The Purge

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2184339/plotsummary

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us_0aLWOa8E

Navy engineer caught selling secrets to alleged foreign agent

• https://www.cyberscoop.com/navy-nuclear-spy-espionage-charges/

• https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21082100/toebbe-complaint.pdf

• https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/did-pepsi-really-have-a-navy/
  

31 nations plus The EU meet to clamp down on ransomware

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-links-52-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-transactions-to-ransomware/

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-and-china-left-out-of-global-anti-ransomware-meetings/

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/governments-worldwide-to-crack-down-on-ransomware-payment-channels/

Major hack and data breach against Amazon-owned Twitch

• https://therecord.media/twitch-says-no-user-passwords-or-cards-numbers-were-exposed-in-major-hack/

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-game-streaming-service-twitch-suffers-major-data-breach-rcna2651

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitch-downplays-this-months-hack-says-it-had-minimal-impact/

Canon disables scan functionality if ink cartridges are empty

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/canon-sued-for-disabling-scanner-when-printers-run-out-of-ink/

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!

Find the hosts on LinkedIn:

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

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

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