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

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got threeamazing 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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Iran conflict bleeds into cyber world
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/22/us-israel-iran-war-cyber-attacks-00417782 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-homeland-security-warns-of-escalating-iranian-cyberattack-risks/
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/nobitex-iranian-exchange-exploit-june-2025/ 
https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/ 
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-orders-officials-to-ditch-connected-devices/ 
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-plunged-internet-blackout-deepening-conflict-rcna213544 
 
Texas man arrested making terrorist threats in Roblox
https://x.com/roblox_rtc/status/1936280507622256741?s=46
https://www.404media.co/martyrdom-or-bust-texas-man-caught-plotting-terror-attack-through-roblox-chats/ 
 
Jeff Bezos wedding and wedding stories
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/nx-s1-5442345/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-wedding-venice-protests 
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-chee-80057a3/
Jason - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-seemann-12b7075/

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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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht receives $31 million donation
https://www.wired.com/story/ross-ulbricht-31-million-donation-alphabay/ 
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/demolition-ranch-retires-from-youtube-and-puts-15m-property-up-for-sale-3050456/
 
UK NHS needs blood donations
https://therecord.media/uk-nhs-calls-for-blood-donations-after-cyberattack
 
Google Cloud outage
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-links-massive-cloud-outage-to-api-management-issue/ 
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-service-outage-june-12-2025/
 
Prime Day 2025
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/17/amazon-announces-prime-day-2025-dates-and-big-change-to-the-sale
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Tyson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-kindler-910658101/

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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DIA Insider Threat member leaked classified data
https://therecord.media/defense-intelligence-agency-it-specialist-suspected-leak-foreign-government
 
Australia ransomware victims must report payments
https://therecord.media/australia-ransomware-victims-must-report-payments
https://www.nomoreransom.org/en/index.html
 
Coinbase hack tied to support contractor
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-breach-tied-to-bribed-taskus-support-agents-in-india/
 
Good cybersecurity hygiene
https://www.csoonline.com/article/567737/the-5-cis-controls-you-should-implement-first.html
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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)
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Hospital employee installs malware on coworkers' computers
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-bathula-umd-hospital-hack-32KWAHLG2RBNLFFVX5BAFILRCM/
 
SentinelOne outage
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/sentinelone-last-weeks-7-hour-outage-caused-by-software-flaw/
 
AVCheck taken down
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-avcheck-antivirus-site-used-by-cybercriminals/
 
Airport stay tips
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/what-you-can-learn-from-my-miserable-night-stranded-at-the-airport-f6a8a94a
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/
Koby - https://www.linkedin.com/in/koby-caputo-117358145/

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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Crypto thefts using violence on the rise
https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1926357024461263002 
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-industry-robberies-attacks-32c2867a 
https://xkcd.com/538/
 
AI model turns to blackmail
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/
 
Rise of skilled trades
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/skilled-trades-high-school-recruitment-fd9f8257
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
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)
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PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-student-data-extortion-scheme/
 
Coinbase announces $20 million reward for catching hackers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-says-recent-data-breach-impacts-69-461-customers/ 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-discloses-breach-faces-up-to-400-million-in-losses/ 
 
LockBit 4.0 is no more
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/
 
US charges suspects in $230 million crypto heist
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-12-more-suspects-linked-to-230-million-crypto-theft/ 
 
Should you lock your airplane luggage?
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/do-you-lock-your-luggage-reasons-why-you-should-8b4d6b92 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
Find the hosts on LinkedIn:
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/
Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Michael - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chen-82098a2/

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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Scammers pose as FBI to scam victims again
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-scammers-pose-as-fbi-ic3-employees-to-help-recover-lost-funds/ 
​​https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/why-finland-has-a-national-day-of-failure
 
Crowdstrike layoffs due to AI
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/crowdstrike-to-cut-500-jobs-in-plan-to-scale-business/747401/
 
89 Steam accounts for sale
https://www.xda-developers.com/89-million-steam-account-details-leak/
 
FBI Recovers ransomware payment
https://www.404media.co/how-the-fbi-tracked-and-froze-millions-sent-to-criminals-in-massive-caesars-casino-hack/
 
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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 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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25% of community college students are AI bots
https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2024/04/financial-aid-fraud/ 
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1916365142918300053
 
Microsoft makes accounts passwordless by default
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-makes-all-new-accounts-passwordless-by-default/
 
Scattered Spider ransomware crew lives on
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/despite-arrests-scattered-spider-continues-hacking
 
Data Protection
https://www.zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/data-protection
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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/
Raja - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajazkhalid/

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
 
Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
 
Disney employee sentenced for menu hacking
https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-disney-employee-sentenced-3-years-hacking-menus-remove-allergy-information-add-profanities
 
FBI IC3 report shows record losses for 2024
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-us-lost-record-166-billion-to-cybercrime-in-2024/
https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2024_IC3Report.pdf
 
Spain and Portugal suffer major power outage
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/05/spain-might-not-cyberattack-blackout-power-outage-electric-grids-vulnerable/
https://www.networkworld.com/article/955626/cisco-yes-cosmic-radiation-could-have-caused-router-bug.html
 
Cybersecurity CEO implants malware on customer devices
https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1916323054063432026?s=46 
https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/cybersecurity-firm-ceo-arrested-malware/
https://www.hipaajournal.com/cybersecurity-firm-ceo-charged-with-installing-malware-hospital-computer/ 
https://web.archive.org/web/20240917151914/https://www.linkedin.com/company/veritaco/
 
RSA 2025 recap
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2025/04/28/whats-different-about-this-years-rsa-conference-00312059
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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/
Olivia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olanaras/

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
 
Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!
 
TikTok algorithm manipulation
https://www.news18.com/explainers/why-are-the-chinese-exposing-luxury-goods-on-tiktok-9299692.html
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/16/the-platform-where-bot-farms-are-still-effective 
 
Hospital worker hacked computer to watch webcams
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-bathula-umd-hospital-hack-32KWAHLG2RBNLFFVX5BAFILRCM/
 
France phishes 2.5 million students
https://cyberinsider.com/france-sends-2-5m-phishing-emails-to-test-students-1-in-12-took-the-bait/ 
https://www.wired.com/story/2025-4chan-hack-admin-leak/ 
 
RSAC 2025 predictions
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3965415/10-key-questions-security-leaders-must-ask-at-rsa-2025.html
 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markleague/