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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Apple replaces defective Airpods Pros
https://support.apple.com/airpods-pro-service-program-sound-issues
 
Dark venture capital money funds the next generation of cyber crime
https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews-vol-11-27-eye-opener-theyre-here...the-ransomware-ecosystem-now-has-criminal-vc-investors
https://www.chrislouie.net/blog/2019/10/20/ransomware-as-a-service-a-race-to-the-bottom
 
Man in China sells a kidney to pay for an iPhone and iPad
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/chinese-man-who-sold-kidney-to-buy-iphone-now-bedridden-for-life-278934-2020-11-17
https://www.organdonor.gov/sign-up
 
Facebook uses zero-day exploit to catch a predator
https://www.engadget.com/buster-hernandez-sentenced-to-prision-180445812.html
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.insd.77308/gov.uscourts.insd.77308.131.0.pdf
 
Bad financial decisions
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/auto-loan-refinancing-scams
https://www.realcartips.com/carloans/020-how-dealers-make-money-on-car-loans.shtml
 
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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Kaseya is the largest ransomware attack in history
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaseya-patches-vsa-vulnerabilities-used-in-revil-ransomware-attack/
https://www.zdnet.com/index.php/article/kaseya-victim-struggling-with-decryption-after-revil-goes-dark/
 
South African Bitcoin exchange Africrypt founders disappear along with $3.6 billion in investors' funds
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/s-african-brothers-vanish-and-so-does-3-6-billion-in-bitcoin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-trusted-teenagers-to-manage-crypto-investments-now-they-want-answers-11625742001
 
Apple Pay allows for easy cashout of stolen credit cards, the hosts get scammed
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/13/thief-used-burner-iphones-and-apple-pay-to-purchase-luxury-goods-bitcoin-and-diamond-encrusted-jewelry
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/how-to-avoid-card-skimmers-at-the-pump/
 
Premium Streaming Video on Demand (PSVOD) versus Movie Theaters
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-widow-premium-vod-reveal-shocked-hollywood-1234983101/
 
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/
Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bailey-402756a/

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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Four US states try to ban ransomware payments
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3622888/four-states-propose-laws-to-ban-ransomware-payments.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/us-mayors-adopt-resolution-to-not-pay-hackers-over-ransomware-attacks/
 
US House proposes law raising cybersecurity literacy and security awareness
https://beta.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/new-house-bills-aims-to-drive-americans-security-awareness
 
Brazilian iPhone thieves drain victims' bank accounts
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/07/brazilian-iphone-thieves-demonstrate-importance-of-responsible-password-practices
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/rampant-crime-threatens-tourism-industry-in-san-francisco/
 
Bad job references
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, your chances of getting sunburned this summer went down by 20% now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% less chance of getting sunburn, please share this podcast with them!
 
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/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpane/

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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
The world says goodbye to John McAfee
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/antivirus-creator-john-mcafee-reportedly-found-dead-in-prison-cell/
 
First look at Windows 11: the good, the bad the ugly
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/rip-internet-explorer-will-be-disabled-in-windows-11/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-includes-the-dns-over-https-privacy-feature-how-to-use/
 
Apple considers requiring employees to wear bodycams in an attempt to stop leaks
https://www.cultofmac.com/746312/apple-employees-allegedly-required-to-wear-body-cameras-to-stop-leaks/
 
MyBook network storage devices are getting remotely wiped and having their data destroyed by unknown hackers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wd-my-book-nas-devices-are-being-remotely-wiped-clean-worldwide/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/ 
 
The hosts talk about their latest tech gadgets
Green Screen: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BG19T7K/
Tesla Model Y: https://www.tesla.com/modely
SawStop Table Saw: https://www.sawstop.com/build/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, your chances of losing a finger in a firework or table saw accident went down by 20% now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% less chance of losing a finger in a firework or table saw accident, please share this podcast with them!
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Kris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishubert/

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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Connecting to a WiFi network can semi-permanently disable iPhone and iPad's WiFi
https://gizmodo.com/don-t-connect-your-iphone-to-this-wifi-network-1847138276
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/iphone-unicode-text-restart/
 
Hackers attempted to poison the water supply of the San Francisco Bay Area, California
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/50000-security-disasters-waiting-happen-problem-americas-water-supplie-rcna1206
https://www.languagetrainers.com.au/blog/2014/08/languages-that-dont-use-left-or-right/
 
Cl0p ransomware gang busted in Ukraine, but ransomware is not going away
https://www.wired.com/story/cl0p-ransomware-russia-putin-biden/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/a-week-after-arrests-cl0p-ransomware-group-dumps-new-tranche-of-stolen-data/
 
Things that should be illegal
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/how-important-is-it-to-wipe-down-gym-workout-equipment-46984590
https://www.complex.com/style/2013/05/reasons-why-men-should-never-wear-capri-pants/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, your chances of getting sunburned this summer went down by 20% now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% less chance of getting sunburn, please share this podcast with them!
 
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!  Friend-of-the-show Zoltan Kovacs joins us as a guest co-host, filling in for Brian this week.  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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
FBI recovers $2.3 million in Bitcoin from Darkside ransomware crew
https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-used-hackers-bitcoin-password-to-recover-colonial-pipeline-ransom-2021-6?op=1
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/u-s-recovers-millions-pipeline-ransom-because-hackers-mistake-n1269889
 
Securing applications and data in the cloud is fundamentally different than securing a datacenter
https://www.zdnet.com/article/tesla-systems-used-by-hackers-to-mine-cryptocurrency/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/30/capital-one-looked-cloud-security-its-own-firewall-couldnt-stop-hacker/
 
Electronic Arts game source code stolen after Slack cookie theft
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kvkqb/how-ea-games-was-hacked-slack
https://www.pcgamer.com/pirated-games-helped-a-malware-campaign-compromise-32-million-pcs/
 
Laws the hosts are most likely to break
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, by listening to this podcast, you have a 20% greater chance of your name being mentioned on a TV show.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% greater chance of having their name being mentioned on a TV show, please share this podcast with them!
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Zoltan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltanlkovacs/

Programming note: Several of us met up in person to socially distantly record this episode.  The audio may have more echoes and volume variance than normal due to the space we reserved to record the podcast.  Our audio will be back to normal next week!
Welcome to this week's 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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
US Justice Department gives ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/556739-justice-dept-to-give-ransomware-attacks-same-priority-as-terrorism
https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-us-give-ransomware-hacks-similar-priority-terrorism-official-says-2021-06-03/
 
Apple announces secure browsing feature similar to TOR
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/08/apple-wwdc-new-private-relay-feature-will-not-be-available-in-china.html
https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/07/apple-introduces-icloud-service-with-private-relay-hide-my-email-more/
 
FBI secretly runs encrypted messaging platform used by organized crime
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-sting-using-anom-platform-leads-to-global-roundup-of-suspects-11623165556
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-08/fbi-afp-underworld-crime-bust-an0m-cash-drugs-murder/100197246
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, your chances of having a bad middle-seat airplane experience went down by 20% now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% less chance of having a bad middle-seat airplane experience, please share this podcast with them!
 
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/
Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bailey-402756a/
Michael - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chen-82098a2/
Mike - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeloy/

Programming note: Since we released two episodes last week, both episodes may not have been downloaded due to your podcast app settings.  Please manually download the episode if you missed it!
Welcome to this week's 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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Emsisoft develops a fast and reliable ransomware decryption tool
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-slow-decryptors-prompt-victims-to-seek-alternatives/
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3619209/heres-what-you-can-do-about-ransomware.html
 
Dark Escrow is on the rise as ransomware crews turn to a Ransomware as a Service model
https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/escrow-systems-on-cybercriminal-forums/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-affiliates-claim-gangs-bitcoin-deposit-on-hacker-forum/
 
Fake job scams are on the rise due to the global pandemic and ways to spot one
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/how-to-tell-a-job-offer-from-an-id-theft-trap/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/coronavirus-widens-the-money-mule-pool/
 
The hosts meet famous people
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, your chances of getting sunburned this summer went down by 20% now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a 20% less chance of getting sunburn, please share this podcast with them!
 
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 a special bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  Our colleague Rich Khan joins us as we discuss Christopher Nolan's film Tenet (2020) and zombie talk.  SPOILER WARNING: If you have not seen the film Tenet, this show contains major plot spoilers.  If you do not wish to have the movie ruined for you, we suggest you first watch the movie then come back to this episode for our in-depth analysis.
 
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Tenet links:
SATOR Square explained
Tenet timelines explained
YouTube - What Really Happened To Neil At The End
YouTube - The Biggest WTF Questions Answered
YouTube - TENET Temporal Pincer Explained And The True Meaning Of The Ending
YouTube - TENET Explained! Full Movie Timeline & Final Scene Breakdown
 
Inception:
YouTube - Inception in Real-Time
YouTube - Inception and Philosophy | Kyle Johnson | Talks at Google
 
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/
Rich - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpkhan/

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  Our colleague Rich Khan joins us as our first guest on the show.  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)
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Deception security aims to outsmart the attackers
https://therecord.media/solutions-to-detect-ransomware-attacks-can-often-be-very-trivial/
https://www.zscaler.com/press/zscaler-acquire-smokescreen-enhance-zscaler-zero-trust-exchange-advanced-active-defense
 
App maker Signal trolls iPhone hacking company Celleberite
https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/14/22383957/fbi-san-bernadino-iphone-hack-shooting-investigation
 
We say goodbye to Internet Explorer after 25 years of service
https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/20/so-long-internet-explorer-and-your-decades-of-security-bugs/
 
Apple is still tracking you
https://www.cultofmac.com/522515/how-to-see-iphone-significant-locations-map/
https://www.apple.com/privacy/
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Remember, a Florida Man will visit you in your dreams now that you've listened to the podcast.  If you know anyone else who would like a Florida man to visit them in their dreams, please share this podcast with them!
 
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/
Rich - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpkhan/