PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

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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.

  1. DEC 9

    Bonus Episode 12 - Brian's Daughter Joins, AI Voice Deepfakes, McRib Is Back, This Year's Firsts, 2024 Resolution Scorecard, 2025 Resolutions

    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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast   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)   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/benjamincorll/

    56 min

  2. NOV 25

    Episode 188 - Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced, Serial Swatter Sentenced, Dangerous RDP Files, Top Exploited Zero Days, Christmas Coming Too Early

    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)   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/

    49 min

  3. NOV 18

    Episode 187 - iPhones Start Rebooting After Update, Apple Finds Lost Luggage, Crypto Thief Steals and Returns $20 Million, Election 2024 Recap

    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   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)   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/

    55 min

  4. NOV 11

    Episode 186 - Disney Employee Changes Food Menus, Okta Universal Password Hack, China Eavesdrops On Trump and Harris, Election 2024

    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)   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/

    51 min

  5. NOV 4

    Episode 185 - Tigran Gambaryan freed, US Government Sells $4.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Australia Infiltrates Crime Phone Network, Parents of Crypto Hacker Kidnapped, TikTok Unlimited Money Hack

    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   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!   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/ Elyse - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyse-healey/

    50 min

  6. OCT 28

    Episode 184 - Call of Duty Anti-Cheat System Bans Streamers, Tigran Gambaryan Wrongfully Imprisoned, Microsoft Loses One Month of Logs, US FTC Implements Click-to-Cancel

    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!   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/ Julian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-mata-271202132/

    58 min

  7. OCT 21

    Episode 183 - Muah AI Virtual Girlfriend Data Breach, Google Blocks uBlock Ad Blocker, Robot Vacuums Hacked, Fall Break

    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   Muah AI virtual girlfriend suffers data breach https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1843788326152876091?s=46 https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/10/ai-girlfriend-site-breached-user-fantasies-stolen    Google will block uBlock Origin soon https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-warns-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-may-be-disabled-soon/  Angel of The Gap in Australia: ​​ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-18070939   Robot vacuum yells racial slurs at owners https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-11/robot-vacuum-yells-racial-slurs-at-family-after-being-hacked/104445408   Fall break https://schoolbreaksusa.com/fall-break/   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/

    50 min

  8. OCT 14

    Episode 182 - AI Photo Generator Is Malware, US Telecoms Hacked for Wiretaps, Novel Phishing Uses Copy Paste, Halloween Costumes and Traditions

    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   AI nude photo generator delivers malware https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/ai-nude-photo-generator-delivers-infostealers   US telecoms hacked for wiretapping information https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s-wiretap-systems-targeted-in-china-linked-hack-327fc63b https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-verizon-reportedly-hacked-to-target-us-govt-wiretapping-platform/   Novel phishing technique uses keyboard shortcuts https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/this-windows-powershell-phish-has-scary-potential/#more-68849   Halloween costumes and traditions Mark Rober candy thief video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb01RStdzEs   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/

    41 min
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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.

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