Episode 70 - Prime Day Hauls, Microsoft Angers Security Community, Avaya SysAdmin Steals $88 Million in Licenses, PyPi Mandates MFA, Ads Coming to Sma...

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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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/

• https://therecord.media/microsoft-says-decision-to-stop-blocking-office-vba-macros-by-default-is-temporary/

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-back-decision-to-block-office-macros-by-default/

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/

• https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/pypi-repo-to-distribute-4-000-security-keys-to-maintainers-of-critical-projects-in-2fa-drive

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/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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