Chris Louie

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

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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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Chris Louie

Episodes

Bonus Episode 6 - History of NeXT and Steve Jobs’ Return to Apple 17.02.2022 11:04

Welcome to our sixth bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! The content ran long enough to split off into a separate bonus episode. Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” 25 years since Apple's acquisition of NeXT https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/12/looking-back-at-steve-jobss-next-inc----the-most-successful-failure-ever Please s...

Episode 47 - Ransomware’s Unconventional Ransom Demand, Azure AD MFA Adoption Low, Hackers Adapt to MFA Requirements, Modified AirTags Get Creepier 14.02.2022 35:56

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Ransomware crew asks for YouTube likes and subscribes instead of money https://twitter.com/campus...

Episode 46 - Halo Schmovie Coming Soon, iPhone Spyware Persists and Evolves, CISA Warns of Russian Attacks, Red Cross Begs Hackers Not To Leak Stolen ... 07.02.2022 44:30

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Halo TV show mini-series debuts on Paramount Plus March 24 https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/ha...

Episode 45 - Minecraft Password Frustrations, Ten Years After The Great Internet Blackout, Russian Precursor to Invasion, Merck Wins $1.4B From NotPet... 31.01.2022 42:47

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Minecraft password reset system is broken https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/3600296817...

Episode 44 - Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang, Crypto.com Gets Hacked, Hotel Chain Ditches Windows to Stop Ransomware, Signal Offers Anonymous Pay... 24.01.2022 39:28

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Russia arrests REvil ransomware crew as part of broader government crackdown https://www.zdnet.co...

Episode 43 - December 33, Malware Steals Real Estate Viewers’ Information, Hackers Go Full Hipster, Google Loses Legal Battle and Trolls Opponent, Com... 17.01.2022 39:19

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Microsoft rolls calendar forward instead of fixing Y22K bug https://arstechnica.com/information-t...

Episode 42 - Apple M1 Max Macs, Microsoft’s Hair-Brained Y22K Bug, Verizon’s Tracking Program, Norton Anti-Virus Launches Cryptomining Malware, Hazard... 10.01.2022 37:41

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” MacBooks Pro's with M1 Max chips outsell M1 Pro chips https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/05/...

Bonus Episode 5 - Google Trends For 2021, What Would You Do?, Dumb Things Your Kids Should Do 06.01.2022 14:50

Welcome to this week's bonus 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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Google Trends of 2021 https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2021/GLOBAL/ https://www.wfla.c...

Episode 41 - LastPass Accounts Hacked, Huawei Caught Installing Backdoors in Hardware, Crowdsourced Information, TikTok Challenges, Awesome Christmas ... 03.01.2022 35:54

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” LastPass members report unauthorized logins using the master password https://www.bleepingcompute...

Episode 40 - Hosts’ Favorite Stories, Predictions for 2022, Meta World Peace, Brian Calls Out Airport Passengers, Log4j Redux, Dogecoin to the Moon, ... 27.12.2021 43:38

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Facebook is the most hated company in the world https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-facebook-wors...

Episode 39 - Un-shadowbanned, PEBCAK Podcast Goes NFT, Log4j and Log4Shell Deep Dive, Ethics of Greyhat Hacking, Employee Burnout Poses Serious Threat 20.12.2021 44:20

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” PEBCAK Podcast Goes NFT! https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/534...

Episode 38 - AirTags Help Car Thieves, Life360 Sells Your Data, Beware of Free Amazon Gifts, Thank You Listeners! 13.12.2021 34:59

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Canadian car thieves use Apple Airtags to track expensive cars https://www.macobserver.com/news/t...

Episode 37 - Encrypted Phones Not So Secure, WordPress Ransomware Backfires, There’s No Place Like Home (For Now), SEO, The Earth Is Flat 06.12.2021 41:11

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Encrypted phones hacked by law enforcement leads to thousands of arrests https://www.wsj.com/arti...

Episode 36 - Cyber Monday, Ransomware Crews Buy Zero Days, Next Gen Phishing Uses College Tactics, Hackers Offer Degree in Building Botnets, Thanksgiv... 29.11.2021 41:02

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Cyber Monday https://news.yahoo.com/black-friday-sales-drop-adobe-151855092.html https://www.wsj....

Episode 35 - Happy Thanksgiving, College Textbook Scam, Emotet is Back, What’s a Meta, The Matrix and Bored Apes NFTs, What Motivates the Hosts 22.11.2021 45:17

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” College textbooks are a huge scam https://www.vice.com/en/article/pajze9/people-are-finally-fight...

Episode 34 - Ransomware Evolves Again, US Government Misses MFA Deadline, US Blocks NSO Group, Elon Musk Trolls United Nations 15.11.2021 41:09

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Visit Costa Rica! https://www.visitcostarica.com/en https://www.lonelyplanet.com/costa-rica The r...

Episode 33 - Credit Bureaus Need to Go, Zero Day Exploits for VPN in High Demand, Microsoft Stops World’s Largest DDoS Attack, Deep Fake Voice Causes ... 08.11.2021 47:58

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Three major credit bureaus sell your information https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-repair/what-i...

Episode 32 - Apple Announcement, BlackMatter Victims Get Free Decryption Key, Darkside Cashing Out and Shutting Down, Hackers Target M&A Activity, Use... 01.11.2021 42:04

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Apple's MacBook Event https://www.techradar.com/news/live/apple-event-october-2021-live-blog Emsi...

Episode 31 - The Purge, Espionage With Peanut Butter Sandwiches, 31 Nation Ransomware Meeting Without China or Russia, Major Twitch Hack, Boycott Cano... 25.10.2021 42:22

Welcome to this week's very special Halloween 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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” The Purge https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2184339/plotsummary https://www.you...

Episode 30 - Dutch Raise Stakes in Ongoing Cyber War, Ransomware Gangs Hate Negotiators, OTP Interception Becomes Trivial, Which Hosts Upgrade to Wind... 18.10.2021 43:54

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” The Dutch say military operations are on the table to respond to ransomware attacks https://there...

Episode 29 - Facebook’s Network Problem, Apple AirTags Threaten Good Samaritans, World’s First Ransomware Death Revisited, IT Admin Steals Power to M... 11.10.2021 43:57

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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Facebook goes offline for more than 7 hours https://blog.cloudflare.com/october-2021-facebook-ou...

Episode 28 - FBI in Hot Water For Holding Kaseya Decryption Key, Confluence RCE Wreaks Havoc, Ex-Spies Fined for UAE Government Work, SSD Manufacturer... 04.10.2021 27:28

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” FBI had Kaseya Ransomware decryption key for three weeks before releasing it https://www.csoonlin...

Episode 27 - Motorcycle Leads to Ransomware Discovery, Shipping Company UPS’s Website Serving Malware, Botnet Influence Campaigns and Clickfraud 27.09.2021 33:38

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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Ducati bank error leads to ransomware discovery https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/09/customer-car...

Episode 26 - Chinese and Russian Malware Authors Arrested, ProtonMail Is Not As Private As Previously Thought, iPhone 13 and Emergency iOS Zero-Day Pa... 20.09.2021 41:53

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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Chinese and Russian hackers arrested https://therecord.media/trickbot-gang-member-arrested-after...

Bonus Episode 4 - Final Destination 16.09.2021 14:48

Welcome to our fourth bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! The content ran long enough to split off into a separate bonus episode. This week we talk about the hosts' close calls. Final Destination https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35869985 https://news.yahoo.com/shooting-reported-at-lax-international-terminal-171446507.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-mili...