PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People
Weekly Information Security News. Stay up to date on what’s going on in the InfoSec world in about 40 minutes. Join us for InfoSec news and stay for some friendly banter, guest interviews, gadget reviews, tech interview tips, and hilarious dad jokes! New episodes every Monday.
Episodes

Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
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
FTX missing money is on the movehttps://news.yahoo.com/ftx-exploiter-starts-converting-millions-180817482.htmlhttps://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1594349583416840199Microsoft partners with Oreo cookieshttps://www.theverge.com/2022/10/18/23410714/oreo-emojis-now-exist-in-microsoft-teams-for-some-reasonQatar bribed and hacked their way to securing the 2022 world cuphttps://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/deloitte-india-fires-employee-accused-of-running-an-international-hacking-ring/ar-AA13UDBEhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2022/11/14/the-2022-fifa-mens-world-cup-by-the-numbers/?sh=59abbad2c25cKia challenge is killing teenshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-the-tiktok-kia-challenge-users-urged-to-report-dangerous-trend/ar-AA101O0ihttps://nypost.com/2022/10/26/4-teens-killed-in-buffalo-crash-while-attempting-tiktok-kia-challenge/Cryptocurrency exchanges consider extreme bug bounty amid massive hackshttps://www.theregister.com/2022/08/05/nomad_white_hat_payback/Red Cross considers moving into the digital realmhttps://www.icrc.org/en/document/icrc-proposes-digital-red-crosscrescent-emblem-signal-protection-cyberspaceBest Black Friday 2022 dealshttps://www.cnet.com/deals/black-friday/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/

Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
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.”
No election hacking in New York, just slow computershttps://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-new-york-hacking-6cfabee494e7767240933c03ffad444aApple bows to Chinese pressure to limit AirDrop featurehttps://9to5mac.com/2022/11/09/everyone-option-airdrop-10-minutes-chinahttps://nypost.com/2022/08/30/pilot-threatens-to-end-flight-due-to-airdrop-nudes-quit-sending-naked-pictures/Cryptocurrency exchange FTX implodes overnighthttps://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-crypto-sam-bankman-fried-11668446621?mod=hp_lead_pos6Elon Musk uses innovative method to catch a leakerhttps://www.ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musk-explains-how-tesla-caught-employee-leaking-data-3433802What's a cult and Disneyland talkhttps://disneytrippers.com/disney-rope-drop/ Breaking Bad and The Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4LhXycJ7rI https://legolandinnewyork.com/2021/12/can-adults-go-to-legoland-without-children/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/

Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
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.”
Professional Cornhole rocked by cheating scandalhttps://nypost.com/2022/11/02/professional-cornhole-world-rocked-by-baggate-cheating-scandal/ US DOJ Recovers $3 billion in Bitcoinhttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/feds-seize-3point36-billion-in-bitcoin-the-second-largest-recovery-so-far.htmlBad Bets Podcast - Igor makes an appearance in Episode 5https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/bad-betsCisco disables every Meraki access point in Russiahttps://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/yem27r/meraki_just_disabled_all_our_hardware_in_russia/https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/crisissupport.htmlVictims of Apple device theft targeted for phishinghttps://blog.knowbe4.com/stolen-devices-and-phishingAuthor of Racoon Stealer malware arrested after girlfriend posts selfie on Instagramhttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/accused-raccoon-malware-developer-fled-ukraine-after-russian-invasion/https://www.adchina.io/douyin-vs-tiktok/Who could easily be the US's next presidenthttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/costcos-founder-once-threatened-the-ceo-over-raising-hot-dog-prices-and-the-internet-is-eating-it-up-11600712231Kenny Powers CEO (Language and content warning) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncs-sMtoUR0Dad 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/

Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
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 York Post 'hacked'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-york-post-hacked-with-offensive-headlines-targeting-politicians/LinkedIn clamps down on fake profileshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedins-new-security-features-combat-fake-profiles-threat-actors/Microsoft updates vulnerable driver blocklist after three yearshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-vulnerable-driver-blocklist-sync-issue/Mondelez reaches insurance settlement for NotPetya attack after five yearshttps://therecord.media/mondelez-and-zurich-reach-settlement-in-notpetya-cyberattack-insurance-suit/ Funny wedding storieshttps://www.theknot.com/content/fall-most-popular-wedding-seasonCEO of Drizly forced to implement cybersecurity program at any company he goes tohttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/24/ftc-seeks-to-hold-drizly-ceo-accountable-for-alleged-security-failures.htmlFTX compensates users who were phishedhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-to-give-a-one-time-6m-compensation-to-phishing-victimsLarry David on FTX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH5-rSxilxoNew Call of Duty console disc is just a download programhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/10/27/23426302/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-download-disc-72mbCelebrities gone too soonA Tour of Grant Imahara's Shop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsCSTO8SaQUI am Paul Walker - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068936/Howard Stern’s 9/11 show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_KM9pwu-V4Death of Angel Juarbe Jr. - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/death-in-the-big-apple/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/

Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
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/

Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
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/

Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
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/

Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
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/

Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
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/

Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
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/