PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
California Counties get extension to file taxeshttps://sfstandard.com/business/residents-of-41-storm-affected-california-counties-just-got-an-extension-to-file-their-taxes/ChatGBP passes Wharton's MBA examhttps://nypost.com/2023/01/23/chatgpt-outperforms-humans-on-wharton-mba-exam-professor/https://www.zdnet.com/article/nike-hacker-steals-over-80000/US FBI hacks into and disrupts Hive ransomware ganghttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hive-ransomware-disrupted-after-fbi-hacks-gangs-systems/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-disrupts-hive-ransomware-group-seizes-its-servers-11674749213 US No-Fly list accidentally gets leaked by an airlinehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-no-fly-list-shared-on-a-hacking-forum-government-investigating/US Federal agencies breached by refund scammershttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-federal-agencies-hacked-using-legitimate-remote-desktop-tools/Adani Group shares plunge after short seller publishes scathing reporthttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/30/adani-shares-hindenburg-report.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/world/india/adani-enterprises-shares-rise-other-group-stocks-plunge-after-short-seller-2023-01-30/https://hindenburgresearch.com/adani/https://www.wsj.com/articles/adani-draws-enough-investor-bids-for-2-5-billion-stock-sale-11675165535Dad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
Dark market Solaris hijacked by rival Krakenhttps://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/friday-the-13th-on-the-dark-web-150-million-russian-drug-market-solaris-hacked-by-rival-market-kraken/ Apple Watch ECG app helps save pregnant woman's lifehttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/20/apple-watch-ecg-app-helps-save-pregnant-womans-life AirTag helps rescue dog swept away in California floodwatershttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/20/airtag-helps-rescue-dog-swept-away-in-california-floodwaters T-Mobile informs customers of yet another data breachhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/19/t-mobile-informs-customers-of-yet-another-data-breach https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/new-t-mobile-breach-affects-37-million-accounts/Apple rolls our Advanced Data Protection Globally in 16.3https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/18/ios-16-3-advanced-data-protection-global/Russians bypass ChatCPT restrictionshttps://blog.checkpoint.com/2023/01/13/russian-hackers-attempt-to-bypass-openais-restrictions-for-malicious-use-of-chatgpt/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chatgpt-creates-polymorphic-malware/ Microsoft imitates your voice with just 3 seconds of audiohttps://www.theregister.com/2023/01/12/microsoft_valle_ai/Riot Games gets ransomware, refuses to pay ransomhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/riot-games-receives-ransom-demand-from-hackers-refuses-to-pay/ https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/crypto-ransomware-revenue-down-as-victims-refuse-to-pay/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/an-aviation-expert-explains-how-the-faas-critical-notam-safety-system-works/ Amazon's not-so-charitable program comes to an endhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/amazon-discontinues-amazonsmile-charity-donation-program-amid-cost-cuts.htmlDad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
OBS download scams on Google searchhttps://dotesports.com/streaming/news/obs-warns-users-about-sponsored-google-ad-scam Nationwide egg shortage sends prices soaringhttps://patch.com/us/across-america/nationwide-egg-shortage-what-caused-scramble-how-long-will-it-last Monster wins false advertising against Bang energy drinkhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/monster-energy-wins-293-mln-false-advertising-verdict-against-rival-bang-2022-09-30/Canada woman caught stealing company time with spywarehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/12/canada-woman-time-theft-tracking-softwareMissing work quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiAQIddpO6YUkrainian hackers steal Bitcoin from Russian dark market, donate it to Ukrainian charityhttps://news.bitcoin.com/ukrainian-steals-bitcoin-from-russian-darknet-market-donates-to-charity/The Fallen - World War 2 death count: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwKPFT-RioU&t=341sChina gains influence in tech by acquiring golden shareshttps://www.reuters.com/technology/china-moving-take-golden-shares-alibaba-tencent-units-ft-2023-01-13/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-10-14/abominable-pulled-from-vietnamese-cinemas-because-of-a-map-of-chinaSavior storiesDad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
Microsoft ends extended service updated for Windows 7https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-ends-windows-7-extended-security-updates-on-tuesday/ US House of Representatives band TikTokhttps://therecord.media/tiktok-banned-from-house-of-representatives-devices/ ChatGPT arms race in academiahttps://www.businessinsider.com/app-detects-if-chatgpt-wrote-essay-ai-plagiarism-2023-1https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/students-using-chatgpt-to-cheat-professor-warns/Japanese woman falls victim to romance scam pretending to be an astronauthttps://www.vice.com/en/article/3ad7vn/japan-romance-scam-russian-astronauthttps://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2021_IC3Report.pdfTech worker charged in Office Space schemehttps://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-tech-worker-charged-for-theft-inspired-by-the-movie-office-spaceLockBit apologizes and gives sick kids' hospital free decryption keyhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-apologizes-gives-sickkids-hospital-free-decryptor/AI used to detect drunk peoplehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hey-siri-am-i-drunk/2016/09/23/5e4b91d0-8022-11e6-a52d-9a865a0ed0d4_story.htmlReno 911! sobriety skit (language warning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6VQDNIZH7UDad 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/Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddmortonzscaler/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
A dozen eggs tops $4.50https://notthebee.com/article/inflation-is-only-7-they-say-as-eggs-top-450-a-dozenThe T-FilesThe Twitter files part 1 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598822959866683394US Intelligence agencies quickly dismiss Russian disinformation theory - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/ratcliffe-says-no-proof-foreign-actors-tied-biden-laptop-officials-n1243874Independent reviews show no evidence of tampering with Biden laptop contents - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunter-biden-laptop-data-analysis/Jack Dorsey to Congress: Twitter does not act based on political leanings https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/04/jack-dorsey-to-congress-full-written-testimony-on-political-bias.htmlTwitter claims to not shadow ban anyone: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601031111244599296Twitter files part 3 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1601352083617505281Twitter files part 6 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1603857573219819529 Jim Baker at FBI and Twitter - https://nypost.com/2022/12/03/twitter-files-reveal-james-baker-in-hunter-biden-laptop-scandal/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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcastFollow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ClouieSend your ask me anything (AMA) questions to podcast@chrislouie.net with the subject line "ask me anything"
Two FTX executives plead guiltyhttps://news.yahoo.com/caroline-ellison-knew-wrong-implicates-011350730.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2022/12/21/bankman-frieds-ex-girlfriend-and-ftx-co-founder-plead-guilty-to-fraud-charges/Google declares a code red emergency due to ChatGPThttps://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/12/google-declares-code-red-to-build-a-rival-for-chatgpt.htmlRoomba is spying on youhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/TikTok is spying on youhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tiktok-admits-to-spying-on-us-users-as-effort-to-ban-the-app-heats-up/ar-AA15BHhkChatGPT being used to write better ransomwarehttps://venturebeat.com/security/chatgpt-ransomware-malware/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-twitter-bot-idUSKCN0WQ2LAClever InsultsDad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie
SBF Arrested in the Bahamashttps://www.engadget.com/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-criminal-and-civil-charges-200410951.html CA couple saved when iPhone uses satellites to call for helphttps://www.yahoo.com/news/couple-survived-car-tumbled-300-004722809.htmlT-Mobile hacker gets 10 years in prisonhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-hacker-gets-10-years-for-25-million-phone-unlock-scheme/ South Park - Christmas Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUJ5VvMpXh8Ransomware 2022 year in reviewhttps://gizmodo.com/2022-best-hacks-cybersecurity-data-breaches-ranked-1849846600/slides/12https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/us-banks-process-roughly-1point2-billion-in-ransomware-payments-in-2021.htmlSecurity researcher turns AV software into disk-wiping malwarehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/antivirus-and-edr-solutions-tricked-into-acting-as-data-wipers/INTERPOL launches Metaversehttps://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/INTERPOL-launches-first-global-police-MetaverseThings that are expensive, but shouldn't behttps://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-glasses-lenscrafters-luxottica-monopoly-20190305-story.htmlDad 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/Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddmortonzscaler/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie
German patient almost kills roommate because of alert fatiguehttps://nypost.com/2022/12/02/patient-allegedly-turned-off-womans-noisy-ventilator/Apple unveils new security and privacy protectionshttps://therecord.media/apple-unveils-new-cybersecurity-measure-for-imessage-icloud-and-more/Apple withdraws plans for client-side CSAM detectionhttps://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/apple-abandons-icloud-csam-detection/Six people show up to Metaverse party costing 400,000 Eurohttps://fortune.com/2022/12/01/only-6-people-showed-up-eu-400000-party-metaverse/Airline seat saving controversyhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-airlines-flights-boarding-saving-seats-11670356912Dad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie
Spotify Wrapped 2022Akamai accidentally takes down Botnethttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-researchers-take-down-ddos-botnet-by-accident/https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/kmsdbot-part-two-crashing-a-botnetResidential proxy services abused for ticket bot farmshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackproxies-proxy-service-increasingly-popular-among-hackers/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/will-the-government-crack-down-on-bots-after-ticketmasters-taylor-swift-meltdown/ar-AA14HFYrTikTok invisible body challenge invites hackershttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-invisible-body-challenge-exploited-to-push-malware/https://www.youtube.com/@FameFocus/videosThings that annoy the hosts, but not othershttps://blog.clickmeeting.com/10-common-public-speaking-mistakeshttps://www.quora.com/Does-it-bother-you-when-people-leave-unused-time-on-the-microwave?share=1Dad 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/

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)Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie
Cryptocurrency Exchange BlockFi files for bankruptcyhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-ftx-death-spiral-spelled-doom-for-blockfi-according-to-bankruptcy-filing/ar-AA14EWxb CISA Warns about Black Friday scamshttps://www-therecord.recfut.com/scammers-bots-dominate-threat-landscape-ahead-of-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/Fake World Cup streams target users with malwarehttps://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/surge-fake-fifa-world-cup-streaming-sites-targets-virtual-fansInterview of Kanye West removed from Google Drivehttps://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/yangzm/google_drive_removes_kanye_interview/Security researchers secretly decrypt Zeppelin ransomware victims' fileshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-secretly-helped-decrypt-zeppelin-ransomware-for-2-years/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/nist_quantum_resistant_crypto_cracked/US FBI purchased NSO Group Pegasus malwarehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-considered-deploying-nso-spyware-internal-records-indicate/ar-AA149fWxMercedes and Intel launch subscription services for things you've already boughthttps://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/intel-officially-launches-its-pay-as-you-go-cpu-platform/ar-AA14tApghttps://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-subscription-faster-acceleration-feature-priceHow did the hosts meet?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/