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)
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Scammers trick Apple users
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-texts-trick-apple-imessage-users-into-disabling-protection/
 
Pastor scams his congregation
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/pastor-who-saw-crypto-project-in-his-dream-indicted-for-fraud/
 
 
CEO Embezzlement
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/10-ceos-who-went-boardroom-cell-block-flna783944
 
Google trends 2024
https://trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/2024/us/?hl=en
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Cody - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody123anderson/

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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US launches cybersecurity safety label
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-launches-cybersecurity-safety-label-for-smart-devices/
 
North Korea stops crypto hacks
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-hacking-stolen-funds-2025/
 
HIPAA gets cybersecurity overhaul
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/proposed-hipaa-amendments-close-healthcare-security-gaps
 
Average tenure of a CISO
https://www.zdnet.com/article/average-tenure-of-a-ciso-is-just-26-months-due-to-high-stress-and-burnout/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Lock - https://www.linkedin.com/in/llangdon/

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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TikTok influences Romanian election
https://therecord.media/romania-elections-eu-tiktok-freeze-data-russia-interference
 
Lawsuit may force Apple to enable client-side CSAM scanning
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/thousands-of-child-sex-abuse-victims-sue-apple-for-lax-csam-reporting/
 
Hackers hijack 35 Chrome extensions
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-details-reveal-how-hackers-hijacked-35-google-chrome-extensions/ 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firms-chrome-extension-hijacked-to-steal-users-data/ 
 
CoffieZilla exposes Valve for Counterstrike skin gambling
https://www.talkesport.com/news/coffeezilla-counter-strike-gambling-exposed/ 
CoffieZilla exposes Valve Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58dLWjRTBE
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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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 some 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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FBI shares tips for AI Deep Fakes
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-shares-tips-on-how-to-tackle-ai-powered-fraud-schemes/ 
 
People are drinking less
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/why-is-everyone-sober-ish-all-of-a-sudden-33b5703b
 
2024 Celebrity Deaths
https://ew.com/celebrity-deaths-2024-stars-who-died-this-year-8421621
https://people.com/celebrity-deaths-in-2024-8423852 
 
Telegram now moderates content
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/telegram-partners-child-safety-group-scan-content-sexual-abuse-materia-rcna182596 
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Victor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordeluca/

Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got some 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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McRib
https://www.al.com/life/2024/11/the-mcrib-is-returning-to-mcdonalds-heres-what-to-know.html
 
Picklewich
https://www.wsaw.com/2024/11/14/picklewich-is-leaving-jimmy-johns-menu/
 
New Years' Resolutions
https://parade.com/969195/megangrant/new-years-resolutions-ideas/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincorll/

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
 
Bitfinex hacker gets 5 years in jail
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitfinex-hacker-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-120-000-bitcoin-heist/
 
Serial swatter pleads guilty
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-teenager-pleads-guilty-florida-making-hundreds-swatting-calls-across-united 
https://www.wired.com/story/alan-filion-torswats-guilty-plea-federal-charges-swatting/
Woodysgamertag gets swatted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERUArsRV1Xc
 
Foreign threat actors abusing RDP as attack vector
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/foreign-threat-actor-conducting-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-rdp-attachments 
 
Threat actors are more commonly using zero-days
https://therecord.media/surge-zero-day-exploits-five-eyes-report 
 
Christmas comes early
https://www.marthastewart.com/2220623/when-to-decorate-for-christmas
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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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)
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iPhones mysteriously start rebooting after update
https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/ 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphones-now-auto-restart-to-block-access-to-encrypted-data-after-long-idle-times/ 
https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/ 
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/1/24285347/apple-globalstar-investment-expansion-emergency-sos-satellite 
 
Apple enables Find My third-party integration
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/apples-find-my-enables-sharing-location-of-lost-items-with-third-parties/
 
Crypto thief steals then returns $20 million
https://decrypt.co/288296/hacker-returns-millions-drained-us-government-crypto-wallet 
 
Election 2024 recap
https://politicalpulse.net/us-politics/alan-lichtmans-prediction-for-2024/ 
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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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 @pebcakpodcast
 
Fired Disney employee changes menus
https://www.wired.com/story/disney-world-menu-hack-wingdings/ 
https://www.404media.co/fired-employee-allegedly-hacked-disney-worlds-menu-system-to-alter-peanut-allergy-information/ 
 
Okta allows login for any username over 52 characters
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42022796
https://mashable.com/article/okta-52-character-username-bug-fixed 
 
China eavesdrops on presidential campaigns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/27/chinese-hackers-cellphones-trump/
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-vance-phones-verizon-hack/
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/trump_unhackable_phones/ 
 
Election coverage 2024
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-us-election-results/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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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)
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Tigran Gambaryan is free, US Government gets $4.4 billion windfall
https://www.wired.com/story/4-4-billion-silk-road-bitcoin-tigran-gambaryan/
https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-charges-dropped-nigeria/
 
Australia intercepts crime phone network
https://apnews.com/article/australia-ghost-encrypted-app-bad89db81faecc6581d25818c0d7765d
 
Parents of crypto hacker kidnapped
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/lamborghini-carjackers-lured-by-243m-cyberheist/ 
 
Banks restrict deposits after TikTok check fraud
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/fidelity-slashes-deposit-limits-following-fraud-wave-37b3e970
 
 
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!
 
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Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Elyse - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyse-healey/

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
 
Call of Duty anti-cheat system bans legitimate players
https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1847026789643894914 
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272984/activision-anti-cheat-hack-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-warzone
 
Tigran Gambaryan wrongfully held in Nigerian jail
https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-us-congress-resolution-hostage-nigeria/
Update: https://www.wired.com/story/tigran-gambaryan-charges-dropped-nigeria/
 
Microsoft loses customer logs
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-it-lost-some-customers-security-logs-for-a-month/
 
FTC implements click-to-cancel rule
https://mashable.com/article/ftc-click-cancel-subscription-ruling
 
 
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!
 
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Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Julian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-mata-271202132/