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

Episode 237 - PlayStation 5 Jailbreak Soon, Texas Orders Samsung Stop Data Collection, Microsoft Teams Reports User Location, Americans Cut Back on Social Media 12.01.2026 51:11

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked https://www.pcques...

Episode 236 - Adult Website Breached, Rainbow Six Goes Full Oprah, Meal Tracking App, 2025 Year in Search 05.01.2026 1:02:56

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Adult website PornHub breached and extorted http...

Bonus Episode 16 - Spotify Wrapped, 2026 Fitness Challenge, Cybersecurity Year Recap, Celebrity Passings, Top Movies 29.12.2025 56:49

Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got some 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 Felix Baumgartner's Crash https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/felix-baumgartner-skydiver-cause-death-paragliding-crash-b2840975.html Spy G...

Bonus Episode 15 - New Year's Resolutions 2025 Scorecard, 2026 Resolutions, Year-End News Recap 16.12.2025 48:56

Welcome to this week's bonus episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got some 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 New Year's Resolutions https://parade.com/969195/megangrant/new-years-resolutions-ideas/ Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW) Please share this podcast wit...

Episode 235 - Worldwide Crackdown On Scam Compounds, Checkout.com Hacked and Donates Ransom, European Auto Ring Busted, Car Talk 24.11.2025 49:08

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! Worldwide crackdown on scam compound operators h...

Bonus Episode 14 - Bank Fraud Phone Call 22.11.2025 10:28

Episode 234 - Top Used Passwords for 2025, Tinder Uses AI on Photos, South Koreans Extorted by Massage Parlor Scam, Goodbye Pennies 17.11.2025 54:02

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Top passwords for 2025 https://www.comparitech.c...

Episode 233 - Microsoft Edge Scam Detection, Cybersecurity Employees Worked for Ransomware Crew, L3 Harris Executive Stole Zero Days, Line-Waiting-as-a-Service 10.11.2025 39:36

Episode 232 - iCloud Backups Expose Online Betting Scam, Ransomware Payment Rate Hits All Time Low, Hyperscaler Outages, Halloween Memories 03.11.2025 50:58

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! iCloud backups expose betting scam https://apple...

Episode 231 - Host gets Voice Phished, Romanian Prisoner Hacks Prison, FBI Arrests 31 in Illegal Online Bet Rigging 27.10.2025 51:26

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Host gets Vished https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyber...

Episode 230 - Windows 10 Farewell, Jeep EVs Bricked, F5 Security Fiasco, QR Codes for Toilet Paper 20.10.2025 48:50

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! Windows 10 End of Support https://support.micros...

Episode 229 - The Evolution of Ransomware: From Spray-and-Pray to Sophisticated Cybercrime 13.10.2025 52:26

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! 2016: The Dawn of Modern Ransomware The debut of...

Episode 228 - China Crackdown on Scam Compounds, Hackers Steal Cancer Patient's Crypto, Taliban Shuts Down Afghan Internet, Return of the Choco Taco! 06.10.2025 47:12

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! China hands out death sentence for online scamme...

Episode 227 - Cookie Banners Update, Gold Heist After Cyberattack, US Secret Service Raids SIM Farm, Social Norms 29.09.2025 46:36

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! Cookie banners may disappear https://www.euracti...

Episode 226 - Jeremy Clarkson Hacked, AI Phishing Traps, Rise of Linux Desktop Malware, Taco Bell's Robot Revolution 22.09.2025 54:47

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Jeremy Clarkson hacked https://www.thesun.co.uk/...

Episode 225 - Ransomware Group Releases Data to Train AI, University of Oregon Punishes Student for Responsible Disclosure, Qantas Cancels Executive Pay, iPhone 17 Launch 15.09.2025 48:35

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! Ransomware attack threatens to release art to AI...

Episode 224 - Australian Firm Remotely Enables Microphones, Scammer Payback Takes Down Fraud Ring, YouTube Using AI Age Estimation, iPhone 17 Predictions 08.09.2025 55:02

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Australian firm defends remotely turning on empl...

Episode 223 - Microsoft Evicts Chinese Companies from MAPP, Microsoft Allowed Chinese Citizens Into DoD Systems, Phishers Pump and Dump Penny Stocks, Old Fashioned Fees 01.09.2025 49:20

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 Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it! Microsoft evicts Chinese companies from MAPP htt...

Episode 222 - Germany May Ban Ad Blockers, Jailtime For Crypto Mining Scam, Cybersecurity Insurance Wants CVE Exemptions, Alcohol Consumption Hits All-Time Low 25.08.2025 54:10

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! Germany may ban adblockers https://www.bleepingc...

Episode 221 - UK Data Leak Causes Largest Migration, Google Gemini Prompt Injection Through Calendar, Hackers Plant Raspberry Pi on ATM Network, UK Age Verification Takes Effect 18.08.2025 52:48

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! UK accidentally leaks identities of 36,000 vulne...

Episode 220 - Live From Black Hat 2025 and DEFCON 33, Drop In Las Vegas Tourism, Hotel Fees, Agentic AI 11.08.2025 48:28

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got some 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! Tourism drop in Las Vegas https://www.roadsideam...

Episode 219 - Belgium Bread Bags Warn Seniors, Indiana Mom Busted on Snapchat, The Case For Reading DMs, Dating App Tea Suffers Data Breach 04.08.2025 51:13

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! Belgium warns seniors about online scams on brea...

Episode 218 - Ring Security Not Hacked, UK Bans Ransomware Payments, MFA Downgrade Bypasses FIDO2, World Emoji Day 28.07.2025 47:40

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! Ring database error shows unauthorized logins ht...

Episode 217 - McDonalds' Weak Password Exposes Employee Data, Russian Basketball Player Arrested, Call of Duty Hacked Again, Balancing Kids' Privacy 21.07.2025 51:16

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! McDonalds exposed 64 million job applicants http...

Episode 216 - Ledger Crypto Phishing Scams, Brazilian Bank Hack, Security Company Hacks Its Customers, Cruise Rules 14.07.2025 50:31

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! Ledger phishing campaigns on the rise https://ww...