Episode 252 - Prediction Market Manipulation, Apple Patches Signal Notification Bug, AI Training on Dead Companies Data, Best NES Games

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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CISA orders immediate patching for Windows Defender Zero Day

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-microsoft-defender-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/
• https://x.com/k1rallik/status/2044844102127165912?s=20 

 

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gangs

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-blackcat-attacks/

 

Hairdryer used to win Polymarket bet

• https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/someone-allegedly-used-a-hairdryer-to-rig-polymarket-weather-bets-155312411.html 
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/doj-soldier-polymarket-bets-venezuela-maduro.html

 

Apple patches Signal notification bug

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-retained-deleted-notification-data/

 

AI is training on data from dead companies

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/04/16/ais-new-training-data-your-old-work-slacks-and-emails/

 

Best NES games

• https://nekorandom.com/2022/07/04/fun-fact-why-mike-tyson-was-replaced-in-punch-out/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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