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.”
Ransomware crew asks for YouTube likes and subscribes instead of moneyhttps://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1489298416333201417?cxt=HBwWkoC94ZvBhqspAAAA&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3DAzure AD multi-factor authentication adoption Low, but phishing campaigns adapthttps://therecord.media/microsoft-says-mfa-adoption-remains-low-only-22-among-enterprise-customers/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfa-adoption-pushes-phishing-actors-to-reverse-proxy-solutions/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-account-hacks-drop-50-25-for-150-million-who-got-2-factor-login/ar-AATCfpahttps://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/salesforces-multi-factor-authentication-compliance-date-arrives/AirTags with disabled speakers briefly surface on eBay, Etsyhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/airtags-with-disabled-anti-stalking-speakers-briefly-surface-on-ebay-etsyhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/apple-plans-airtag-alert-upgrades-to-prevent-stalking-and-other-crimes/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/Huxley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/huxleydunsany/

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 @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”Halo TV show mini-series debuts on Paramount Plus March 24https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/halo/Hackers trick iPhone users into thinking their phone rebootedhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/06/faking-an-iphone-shutdown-could-allow-malware-to-survive-a-reboothttps://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/17/even-if-the-nso-group-shuts-down-it-wont-stop-paid-iphone-attacksCISA warns US companies about impending disk-wiping malware from Russiahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-urges-us-orgs-to-prepare-for-data-wiping-cyberattacks/https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/russiaRed Cross gets very sensitive data stolen; pleads with attackershttps://therecord.media/red-cross-begs-hackers-not-to-leak-data-of-highly-vulnerable-people/https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gang-donates-part-of-ransom-demands-to-charity-organizations/Do not invest in hedge funds or buy in-game microtransactions if you like making moneyhttps://www.livemint.com/market/hedge-fund-melvin-lost-6-8-billion-in-a-month-winning-it-back-is-taking-a-lot-longer-11643466730829.htmlhttps://www.tweaktown.com/news/84421/activision-made-record-5-1-billion-from-microtransactions-in-2021/index.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.”
Minecraft password reset system is brokenhttps://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360029681732-Having-trouble-accessing-your-accountTen years have passed since the great internet blackouthttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/its-copyright-week-2022-ten-years-later-how-has-sopapipa-shaped-online-copyrighthttps://www.eff.org/issues/coica-internet-censorship-and-copyright-billMalware in Ukraine could mean a Russian invasion is cominghttps://readme.security/destructive-malware-is-back-in-ukraine-will-it-usher-in-cyberconflict-af36d0758966https://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2022/01/27/451309-ukraine-plagued-with-cyberattacks-russia-conflict-heat-up.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9c_HhpvBpgMerck wins lawsuit against cybersecurity insurance companyhttps://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/MerckCoIncvsAceAmericanInsuranCeDocketNoL00268218NJSuperCtLawDivA?1642861782https://www.securityweek.com/court-awards-merck-14b-insurance-claim-over-notpetya-cyberattackFuture vehicle purchaseshttps://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/cars/tesla-wont-produce-cybertruck-at-least-until-2023-musk-sayshttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/16186847/the-curious-tale-al-cowlings-notorious-white-broncoDad 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/Eric - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-persch-811a7759/

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.”
Russia arrests REvil ransomware crew as part of broader government crackdownhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/moscow-court-charges-8-revil-ransomware-hackers/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukranian-police-arrests-ransomware-gang-that-hit-over-50-firms/Crypto.com gets hacked, denies customer funds stolen; blockchain analysis says otherwisehttps://fortune.com/2022/01/18/crypto-com-alleged-hacking-15-million-ether-may-be-gone/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/01/20/cryptocom-admits-35-million-hack/Nordic Choice Hotels ditches Windows to stop ransomwarehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-a-ransomware-hit-at-nordic-choice-hotels-11641983406https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hotel-chain-swaps-windows-for-chrome-os-due-to-ransomware-danger/ar-AASI10DSignal adds anonymous payments to secure messaging apphttps://www.wired.com/story/signal-mobilecoin-cryptocurrency-payments/https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/10/moxie-marlinspike-is-leaving-signal-heres-where-we-suspect-hes-headed-and-why/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.”
Microsoft rolls calendar forward instead of fixing Y22K bughttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/exchange-server-bug-gets-a-fix-after-ruining-admins-new-years-plans/https://python-forum.io/thread-3200.htmlhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14099https://www.cnet.com/news/windows-may-crash-after-49-7-days/Malware steals form information using real estate website's video playerhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-video-player-to-steal-credit-cards-from-over-100-sites/https://money.com/real-estate-wire-fraud-scam-covid-tips/FIN7 APT crew mails out infected USB devices hoping unsuspecting victims will plug them inhttps://therecord.media/fbi-fin7-hackers-target-us-companies-with-badusb-devices-to-install-ransomware/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/technology/bitcoin-passwords-wallets-fortunes.htmlGoogle loses lawsuit with Sonos and cripples functionality rather than pay a licensing feehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-loses-sonos-patent-case-starts-stripping-functionality-from-speakers/https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/6/22871304/google-home-speaker-group-volume-control-changes-sonos-patent-decisionUseless gadgets announced at the Consumer Electronics Showhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/samsung-shows-off-foldable-laptop-tablet-and-smartphone-concepts-at-ces/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/samsung-promises-e2-80-98groundbreaking-e2-80-99-new-tv-feature-nft-support/ar-AASmXzYhttps://xkcd.com/927/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 L. - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/Chris Y. - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopheryoung3/

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 @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”MacBooks Pro's with M1 Max chips outsell M1 Pro chipshttps://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/05/m1-max-macbook-pro-supply-more-constrained-than-m1-pro-analyst-saysMicrosoft Exchange hits Y22K bug and stops sending e-mail on New Year's Dayhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/exchange-server-bug-gets-a-fix-after-ruining-admins-new-years-plans/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-emergency-fix-for-exchange-year-2022-bug/Verizon automatically opts-in intrusive trackinghttps://www.verizon.com/support/verizon-custom-experience-programs-faqs/NortonLifeLock starts its own cryptocurrency mining service, takes 15% commissionhttps://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announcements/introducing-norton-cryptohttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/The hazards of "buy now, pay later" serviceshttps://www.fool.com/the-ascent/credit-cards/articles/3-biggest-dangers-buy-now-pay-later-services/https://www.wired.com/story/hidden-dangers-buy-now-pay-later-apps/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 bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got three 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 Trends of 2021https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2021/GLOBAL/https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/waiting-for-answers-gabby-petitos-death-remains-ongoing-fbi-homicide-investigation-as-we-enter-2022/Fist bump vs handshakehttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fist-bump-better-handshake-cleanliness-201407297305https://www.themuse.com/advice/what-you-need-to-do-when-you-decide-to-drop-out-of-a-job-interviewDangerous thinks your children should dohttps://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Things-Should-Your-Children/dp/0451234197https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/boiling-water-paper-cup/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.”
LastPass members report unauthorized logins using the master passwordhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-users-warned-their-master-passwords-are-compromised/https://www.zdnet.com/article/lastpass-hit-by-password-stealing-and-code-execution-vulnerabilities/Huawei installed malware in their hardware using a malicious update in 2012https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-16/chinese-spies-accused-of-using-huawei-in-secret-australian-telecom-hack https://www.zdnet.com/article/super-micro-trashes-bloomberg-chip-hack-story-in-recent-customer-letter/Crowdsourced information: the good, the bad, the uglyhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/29/alexa-tells-10-year-old-girl-to-touch-live-electrical-socket-with-pennyhttps://privacyrights.org/resources/know-your-rights-background-checks-californiahttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-shuts-down-ai-chatbot-after-it-turned-into-racist-/Amazing Christmas giftshttps://www.oceanbeachco.com/products/for-the-halibut-sockshttps://www.creality.com/goods-detail/ender-3-3d-printerhttps://www.dji.com/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.”
Facebook is the most hated company in the worldhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-facebook-worst-company-of-the-year-yahoo-finance-165345819.htmlNSO Grouphttps://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.htmlhttps://www.chrislouie.net/pebcak-podcast/2021/11/14/episode-34-ransomware-evolves-again-us-government-misses-mfa-deadline-us-blocks-nso-group-elon-musk-trolls-united-nationshttps://www.chrislouie.net/pebcak-podcast/2021/8/29/episode-23-private-intelligence-companies-scamming-the-scammers-content-filtering-at-home-evolving-corporate-acceptable-use-policiesMeta World Peacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghtDbOisWtAhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/netflix-debuts-untold-malice-at-the-palace-and-the-brawl-in-pacers-locker-room-after/ar-AAN9KycBrian calls out non-hand washershttps://www.chrislouie.net/pebcak-podcast/2021/8/1/episode-19-2020-olympics-ransomware-gang-gets-scammed-keyboards-are-biohazards-twitter-users-abysmal-mfa-adoption-rate-pharma-bro-martin-shkrelihttps://www.healthshots.com/preventive-care/self-care/world-hand-hygiene-day-5-health-risks-of-not-washing-your-hands-properly/Dogecoin to the moonhttps://www.investopedia.com/tesla-to-accept-dogecoin-for-some-merch-5213113Dad 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.”
PEBCAK Podcast Goes NFT!https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/53415052821521184204455848831108343268273772470479034623978132707010878111745/https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/how-to-create-buy-sell-nfts/Log4j and Log4Shellhttps://9to5mac.com/2021/12/14/apple-patches-log4shell-icloud-vulnerability/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/log4j-vulnerability-now-used-by-state-backed-hackers-access-brokers/Ethics of Greyhat hackinghttps://www.chrislouie.net/blog/2018/10/22/i-am-the-cure-vigilante-botnetshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/a-mysterious-grey-hat-is-patching-peoples-outdated-mikrotik-routers/Burned out employees more likely to perform poor security hygienehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/everyone-is-burned-out-thats-becoming-a-security-nightmare/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/11/15/how-to-mitigate-the-harmful-effects-of-zoom-burnout/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/