Episode 33 - Credit Bureaus Need to Go, Zero Day Exploits for VPN in High Demand, Microsoft Stops World’s Largest DDoS Attack, Deep Fake Voice Causes ...

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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Three major credit bureaus sell your information

• https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-repair/what-is-a-trigger-lead/

• https://www.banks.com/articles/credit/credit-score/credit-bureau/

Exploit brokers paying top dollar for VPN zero days

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zerodium-wants-zero-day-exploits-for-windows-vpn-clients/

• https://www.securityweek.com/zerodium-buying-zero-day-exploits-targeting-vpn-software

Microsoft stops world's largest DDoS attacks while VOIP providers continue to suffer

• https://therecord.media/microsoft-said-it-mitigated-a-2-4-tbps-ddos-attack-the-largest-ever/

• https://therecord.media/industry-group-warns-of-coordinated-ddos-extortion-campaign-against-voip-providers/

Deep fake voice convinces company to wire $35 million to criminals

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/10/14/huge-bank-fraud-uses-deep-fake-voice-tech-to-steal-millions/

• https://lifars.com/2019/09/forget-bec-fraudsters-deepfake-ceos-voice-to-trick-manager-into-transferring-money/

Visit Costa Rica!

• https://www.visitcostarica.com/en

• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/costa-rica

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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