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.”
Hans Niemann files $100 million lawsuit in response to cheating allegationshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/chess-cheating-hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-lawsuit-11666291319Apple patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilitieshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-new-zero-day-used-in-attacks-against-iphones-ipads/Iran's atomic energy agency gets hackedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iran-s-atomic-energy-agency-confirms-hack-after-stolen-data-leaked-online/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/02/16/new-details-emerge-of-assassination-of-iranian-scientist-by-remote-control/?sh=12f5b6336a79Car dealership network refuses to pay ransom despite M&A concernshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pendragon-car-dealer-refuses-60-million-lockbit-ransomware-demand/LinkedIn purges hundreds of thousands of fake accountshttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/battle-with-bots-prompts-mass-purge-of-amazon-apple-employee-accounts-on-linkedin/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/glut-of-fake-linkedin-profiles-pits-hr-against-the-bots/Things all men agree onDad 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.”
Microsoft fails to update vulnerable driver blocklist for three yearshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/how-a-microsoft-blunder-opened-millions-of-pcs-to-potent-malware-attacks/ CloudFlare mitigates largest DDoS attack on recordhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-record-ddos-attack-against-minecraft-server/Get off the Shed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HxwkZGzqS4Get on the Bag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=junIx1T8A5ITips to avoid jet laghttps://www.tuck.com/sleep/preventing-jet-lag/Fired IT admin cripples former employer's systemshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fired-admin-cripples-former-employers-network-using-old-credentials/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2653004/why-san-francisco-s-network-admin-went-rogue.htmlhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5TJOJs5CfNkm3Se5mY2Dgs?si=13a1e188b4de4060Equifax fires employees working two full-time jobshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/equifax-surveilled-1000-remote-workers-fired-24-found-juggling-two-jobs/Dutch intelligence scams Deadbolt ransomware group out of 155 decryption keyshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/police-tricked-a-ransomware-gang-into-handing-over-its-decryption-keys-heres-how-they-did-it/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-tricks-deadbolt-ransomware-out-of-155-decryption-keys/https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23090/how-do-i-cancel-my-blockchain-transaction-still-unconfirmed/42381#42381Cheating scandal hits professional chess scenehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-cheating-scandal-rocking-the-chess-world-right-now-180980857/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/Nathan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbhowe/

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.”
Tensions rise in Iran as hacktivists hack into state-owned TV stationhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63188795BlackByte ransomware uses vulnerable MSI driver to kill AV processeshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackbyte-ransomware-abuses-legit-driver-to-disable-security-products/Adult Happy Meals are here, temporarilyhttps://news.yahoo.com/mcdonald-workers-unhappy-adult-happy-235154682.htmlFormer Uber CSO Joe Sullivan found guilty of obstructing justicehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/former-uber-security-chief-found-guilty-of-obstructing-ftc-probe-11665004454 https://www.wired.com/story/uber-joe-sullivan-conviction/ https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/capital-one-hacker-paige-thompson-not-sentenced-prison-transgender-status-mental-healthUS NSA shares top vulnerabilities exploited by China since 2020https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-shares-top-flaws-exploited-by-chinese-hackers-since-2020/https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-279aSurvey shows that incident responders and sales engineers align closely on values and problemshttps://newsroom.ibm.com/2022-10-03-New-IBM-Study-Finds-Cybersecurity-Incident-Responders-Have-Strong-Sense-of-Service-as-Threats-Cross-Over-to-Physical-Worldhttps://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/XKOY5OLOLessons learned in pre-sales life:https://networkinterview.com/sales-engineer-and-pre-sales-engineer/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/Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/Arif - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arif-sajid-a2738ba5/

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.”
Bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD)https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-abuse-dell-driver-bug-using-new-fudmodule-rootkit/Remembering Coolio:https://abcnews.go.com/US/coolio-iconic-rapper-best-90s-hit-gangstas-paradise/story?id=90667382Fast Company's homepage defaced and sends out racist push notificationhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-shares-how-they-allegedly-breached-fast-company-s-site/https://gizmodo.com/fast-company-is-back-from-the-dead-after-being-hacked-1849623962Violence as a Service surges in the sim-swapping communityhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/violence-as-a-service-brickings-firebombings-shootings-for-hire/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/sim-swapper-abducted-beaten-held-for-200k-ransom/Russian war dissenters, the Dutch, and Glenn getting scammedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russians-dodging-mobilization-behind-flourishing-scam-market/https://anixlifeapk.netlify.app/host-https-nltimes.nl/2022/09/27/firewood-scams-rise-amidst-energy-crisishttps://www.wane.com/top-stories/fwpd-crew-targeting-people-at-gas-stations-in-fake-jewelry-scam/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.”
Tesla's full self-driving feature reviewedhttps://www.notateslaapp.com/news/993/tesla-is-pushing-fsd-beta-automatically-to-owners-who-qualify https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/20/billionaire-ceos-us-senate-run-focuses-on-one-issue-banning-self-driving-teslas/ https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/self-driving-vehiclesIran blocks Signal and most of the internet during mass demonstrationshttps://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/09/19/Mahsa-Amini-s-medical-scans-show-skull-fractures-caused-by-severe-trauma-Reporthttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-calls-on-users-to-run-proxies-for-bypassing-iran-blocks/Windows 11 warns users when saving passwords insecurelyhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-warns-when-typing-your-password-in-notepad-websites/Info stealer maker backdoors malware maker to rob the robbershttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-backdoors-own-malware-to-steal-data-from-other-hackers/https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/no-honor-among-thieves-prynt-stealers-backdoor-exposedMeat cooking talkMeathead book - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/054401846X/https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/283341/simple-cast-iron-steaks/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.”
New car buyinghttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/08/31/buying-new-car-2022/7942450001/Grand Theft Auto 6 source code and videos stolen from Rockstar Gameshttps://gizmodo.com/hacker-arrest-rockstar-games-uber-lapsus-1849573312https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfa-fatigue-hackers-new-favorite-tactic-in-high-profile-breaches/Passwords and PII potentially leaked through spell-checkhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-microsoft-can-get-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/ https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032-Is-Grammarly-a-keylogger-Cryptocurrency-related scams triple in 2022https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-cryptocurrency-giveaway-sites-have-tripled-this-year/https://www.group-ib.com/media/massive-crypto-attack/iOS 16's Lockdown mode reviewedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-released-ios-16-with-lockdown-safety-check-security-features/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.”
Closing the loopFrench hospital refuses to pay lowered ransom amounthttps://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220902-paralysed-french-hospital-fights-cyber-attack-as-hackers-lower-ransom-demandCoinbase backs lawsuit to overturn ban on Tornado Cashhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-funds-lawsuit-against-tornado-cash-cryptomixer-sanctions/Screen capture softwarehttps://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.htmlTraffic Jam as a Servicehttps://appleinsider.com/articles/22/09/03/moscow-traffic-chaos-caused-by-ride-hailing-app-hackFBI Recovers $30 million in stolen crypto from North Koreahttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/feds-claw-back-30-million-of-cryptocurrency-stolen-by-north-korean-hackers/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-recovers-30-million-stolen-from-axie-infinity-by-lazarus-hackers/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-quadrigacx-documentary-gets-wrong-210139773.htmlhttps://web3isgoinggreat.com/Hackers use dating websites to locate Russian troopshttps://www.newsweek.com/hackers-honeytrap-russian-troops-sharing-location-base-bombed-report-1740070Internet mapping glitch leads to FBI raids and morehttps://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turned-a-random-kansas-f-1793856052https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-microsoft-terraserver/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/Michael - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chouinard-1682839b/

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.”
Traffic jam after Burning Manhttps://nypost.com/2022/09/06/burning-man-ends-with-8-hour-traffic-jam-huge-fight/Multiple countries paralyzed from ransomware attackshttps://therecord.media/chile-says-govt-agency-struggling-with-ransomware-attack/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/montenegro-hit-by-ransomware-attack-hackers-demand-10-million/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-hospital-hit-by-10m-ransomware-attack-sends-patients-elsewhere/ https://therecord.media/greek-gas-operator-refuses-to-negotiate-with-ransomware-group-after-attack/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackcat-ransomware-claims-attack-on-italian-energy-agency/Crypto mining malware delays payload to avoid detectionhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-malware-delays-coinminer-install-by-a-month-to-evade-detection/Online anti-cheat software being used to bypass anti-virus softwarehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/Methods to annoy peoplehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-delayed-34-minutes-by-power-outage-at-superdome/https://www.wikihow-fun.com/Annoy-People-in-ElevatorsDad 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.”
Using a smartphone as a hotel key has mixed resultshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/using-your-phone-as-a-hotel-key-is-great-until-it-isnt-11661311438InAppBrowser shows TikTok logging keystrokeshttps://twitter.com/KrauseFx/status/1560370732705742848 https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/security-researcher-finds-that-tiktok-browser-is-tracking-keystrokes/ https://www.engadget.com/duckduckgo-free-email-privacy-service-open-beta-120044215.htmlhttps://inappbrowser.com/Security researchers exfiltrate data using blinking LEDs on network cardshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/etherled-air-gapped-systems-leak-data-via-network-card-leds/Bitcoin ATMs hacked with zero-day flawhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-crypto-from-bitcoin-atms-by-exploiting-zero-day-bug/Things not worth the moneyhttps://www.babygaga.com/designer-baby-items-are-they-worth-the-hype/https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/biggest-tech-ripoffsDad 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.”
Google blocks largest DDoS attack everhttps://www.csoonline.com/article/3670748/google-cloud-blocks-largest-https-ddos-attack-ever.htmlOutdoor cameras vulnerable to thefthttps://homesecurityplanet.com/how-do-i-keep-my-security-cameras-from-being-stolen/US Court system changes to paper records for sensitive cases to prevent online thefthttps://www.cyberscoop.com/top-justice-official-paper-onlyBank sues hacker, hacker releases stolen datahttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/when-efforts-to-contain-a-data-breach-backfire/Maker's vs Manager's schedulehttp://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.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/