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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PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Please vote for Ben Corll and Marc Lueck for Top On Conference InfoSec Award!
https://www.onconferences.com/2024-infosec-votes
 
You got SERVED via blockchain
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/heres-some-bitcoin-oh-and-youve-been-served/
 
Scammers pose as researchers to scam ransomware victims
https://www.scmagazine.com/news/crooks-pose-as-researchers-to-retarget-ransomware-victims 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-victims-targeted-by-fake-hack-back-offers/ 
 
 
Plex update angers users
https://www.techspot.com/news/100979-plex-update-raises-concerns-over-potential-sharing-porn.html 
 
Which Matrix character are you?
https://screenrant.com/mbti-matrix-characters/ 
MTV Matrix Spoof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkiyy3EDl4 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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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/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
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Attackers develop fake Lockdown Mode
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/05/jamf-shares-exploit-that-fools-users-into-believing-their-hacked-iphone-is-safe
https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/warning-for-iphone-users-experts-warn.html
 
Barracuda hacked again
https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-hackers-deliver-malware-to-barracuda-email-security-appliances-via-new-zero-day/ 
 
Apple thwarts iPhone thieves with passcode change delay
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/12/stolen-device-protection-to-thwart-iphone-thieves-with-passcodes-with-time-delay
 
Dutch Engineer named as accomplice who smuggled Stuxnet into Iran
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-mans-getting-400-000-062233925.html
https://www.securityweek.com/dutch-engineer-used-water-pump-to-get-billion-dollar-stuxnet-malware-into-iranian-nuclear-facility-report/ 
 
 
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/
Kush - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushaagra/

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.”
 
GM Dealership agrees to sell Tahoe for $1
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/gm-dealer-chat-bot-agrees-to-sell-2024-chevy-tahoe-for-1/
 
Another bone-headed idea to get iMessage on Android
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/21/beeper-has-more-ridiculous-work-arounds-for-its-imessage-bridge-hack
 
Cybersecurity executive pleads guilty to hacking hospitals
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firm-executive-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-hospitals/
 
Phrases that need to go away in 2024
Buzzword Bingo: https://www.buzzwordbingogame.com/cards/buzzword/
 
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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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 @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
F-15 Eagle G forces
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104501/f-15-eagle/
Dad says jokes
https://www.instagram.com/dadsaysjokes/
2023 Google Trends:
Global: https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2023/GLOBAL/
United States: https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2023/US/ 
 
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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Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Kelin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelin-deitch/ 
 

Welcome to this week's 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)
Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
Ghost in a shell whitewashing
https://collider.com/ghost-in-the-shell-racism-explained/ 
McRib
https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/dining/2023/11/20/mcrib-returns-mcdonalds-menu-2023/71655467007/
2023 Cybersecurity headlines
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563092/Top-10-cyber-security-stories-of-2023
2023 News headlines
https://www.wsj.com/world/2023-biggest-news-timeline-29b3ef0d
2023 Notable celebrity deaths
https://people.com/celebrity/celebrity-deaths-2023/
 
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/

Welcome to this bonusepisode 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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PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Cold Plunges
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-to-know-about-cold-plunges
 
Bidet
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/are-there-health-benefits-using-bidet
 
Painting the Golden Gate Bridge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/the-never-ending-job-of-painting-the-golden-gate-bridge
 
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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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 @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Scammer moving services use fake online reviews
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/dont-be-fooled-by-phony-online-reviews/
 
US FCC adopts new rules to stop SIM-swapping fraud
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fcc-adopts-new-rules-to-protect-consumers-from-sim-swapping-attacks/
https://therecord.media/fcc-new-rules-stop-sim-swapping
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/cell-phone-fraud 
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/what-is-your-banks-security-banking-on/
 
Alphv ransomware group files SEC complaint on victim
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-files-sec-complaint-over-victims-undisclosed-breach/ 
https://www.darkreading.com/risk/alphv-ransomware-group-files-sec-complaint-against-own-victim 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/long-beach-california-turns-off-it-systems-after-cyberattack/
 
iMessage Bridge for Android full of security holes, removed from Google Play store
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/18/nothing-kills-imessage-bridge-because-it-profoundly-violated-user-privacy-security
 
Ongoing crisis at OpenAI after board fires Sam Altman
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/25/how-crisis-openai-sam-altman-unfolded
 
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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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 @pebcakpodcast
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Deep dive into the SWAT reshipping service
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/russian-reshipping-service-swat-usa-drop-exposed/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/whos-behind-the-swat-usa-reshipping-service/
 
Malicious URL shortening service exposed
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-cybercrime-url-shortening-service-uncovered-via-dns-data/ 
 
FBI takes down IPStorm proxy botnet
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ipstorm-botnet-with-23-000-proxies-for-malicious-traffic-dismantled/ 
Silicon Valley: Jin Yang's refrigerator: https://youtu.be/HcXu4_K1tMQ?si=DTgnydNhPN8Wd5u9&t=250
 
Waymo driverless cars
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/uber-begins-offering-rides-in-self-driving-waymo-cars.html
 
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/
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
PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”
 
Reacher Season 2
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reacher-season-2-streaming-release-184622717.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-rRhQcnlI
 
Apple adds contact key verification to iOS 17.2
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/26/ios-17-2-imessage-contact-key-verification/
 
Mozi Botnet funally shuts down
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/who-killed-mozi-finally-putting-the-iot-zombie-botnet-in-its-grave/ 
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2021/08/19/how-to-proactively-defend-against-mozi-iot-botnet/
 
AI tools enabling fake kidnappings and extortion scams
https://www.darkreading.com/black-hat/virtual-kidnapping-ai-tools-enabling-irl-extortion-scams 
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/san-jose-tech-company-catches-hackers-impersonating-its-ceo-using-ai/3358607/
 
Must-do hotel habits
https://www.thriftynorthwestmom.com/5-reasons-to-always-bring-a-flashlight-when-traveling/
 
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 two 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.”
 
40 Countries agree not to pay ransomware gangs
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-countries-will-pledge-to-stop-paying-ransomware-gangs/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-links-52-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-transactions-to-ransomware/ 
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/us-mayors-adopt-resolution-to-not-pay-hackers-over-ransomware-attacks/ 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/september-was-a-record-month-for-ransomware-attacks-in-2023/ 
 
SEC sues Solarwinds for 2020 hack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sec-sues-solarwinds-for-misleading-investors-before-2020-hack 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/sec-sues-solarwinds-over-massive-cyberattack-alleging-fraud-and-weak-controls/ar-AA1j9FPd 
 
Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
 
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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/
Sam - https://www.linkedin.com/in/currysam/