Episode 276 - Defrost and Destroy, Bugged Boardrooms, Flying Cars Before GTA 6

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)

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Freezers Into Ovens: Supermarket Sabotage, a Spy Bug at OpenAI & Tesla's Flying Roadster Hackers hijacked Danfoss refrigeration controllers at hundreds of French supermarkets, running defrost at 50°C (122°F) and spoiling food worth tens of millions of euros. - https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-heat-french-supermarket.html

- https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/france-fridge-hack-smart-devices-food-system-9.7379613

- https://claroty.com/team82/research/freeze-the-controller-defrost-the-food-uncovering-vulnerabilities-in-danfoss-refrigeration-controllers

 

A cyber incident at Ahold Delhaize knocked Albert Heijn's apps, deliveries, and distribution centers offline, leaving Dutch shelves short on fresh food.

- https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/14/albert-heijn-recovery-underway-cyberattack-damage-likely-tops-eu10-million - https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/10/albert-heijn-begins-restocking-as-hack-traced-to-foreign-servers/

 

 An OpenAI engineer was arrested for allegedly hiding a toilet-paper-wrapped recording device behind the TV in an executive conference room.

- https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/saudi-national-arrested-installing-surreptitious-audio-recording-device-openai-san - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-engineer-arrested-for-allegedly-planting-spy-device-in-office/

 

Tesla finally unveiled the Roadster, complete with SpaceX cold-gas thrusters that let it hop over other Teslas, with production promised for 2028.

- https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/tesla-reveals-spacex-powered-roadster-that-flies-and-falls-with-style/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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