Episode 217 - McDonalds' Weak Password Exposes Employee Data, Russian Basketball Player Arrested, Call of Duty Hacked Again, Balancing Kids' Privacy

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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McDonalds exposed 64 million job applicants

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/123456-password-exposed-chats-for-64-million-mcdonalds-job-chatbot-applications/

 

Russian pro-basketball player arrested

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-pro-basketball-player-arrested-for-alleged-role-in-ransomware-attacks/

 

Call of Duty hacked again

• https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/activision-took-down-call-of-duty-game-after-pc-players-hacked-says-source/

 

Kids' Privacy

• https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/the-case-for-snooping-on-your-kids-phone-a6a7a547

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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