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 142 - ChatGPT Sells Chevy Tahoe for $1, What’s Wrong with iMessage on Android, Cybersecurity Executive Hacks Hospitals, Phrases to End in 2024 08.01.2024 42:28

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.” GM Dealership agrees to sell Tahoe for $1 https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/gm-dealer-chat...

Episode 141 - Happy New Year’s, Brian’s Brother, Accounting Lessons, Deitch Stories, 2023 Google Trends 02.01.2024 53:27

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.” F-15 Eagle G forces https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104501/f-15-eagle...

Bonus Episode 11 - 2023 Year End Review, Cybersecurity, News, Notable Deaths 25.12.2023 56:50

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Ghost in a shell whitewashing https://collider.com/ghost-in-the-shell-racism-explained/ McRib...

Bonus Episode 10 - New Year’s Resolutions, Podcast Naming, Cold Plunge, Bidet Talk 11.12.2023 51:41

Welcome to this bonusepisode 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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Cold Plunges https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-to-know-about-cold-plunges Bidet https:/...

Episode 140 - US Stops SIM Swapping, AlphV Ransomware Group Files Complaint on Victim, iMessage Bridge Horrendous Idea, OpenAI Fires Sam Altman 27.11.2023 47:46

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.” Scammer moving services use fake online reviews https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/dont-be-f...

Episode 139 - SWAT Reshipping Service Exposed, Malicious URL Shortener, FBI Takes Down IPStorm Botnet, Waymo Driverless Cars 20.11.2023 50:53

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.” Deep dive into the SWAT reshipping service https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/russian-reship...

Episode 138 - Apple Adds Contact Verification, Mozi Botnet Activates Kill Switch, AI Tools Enable Extortion Scams, Must-Do Hotel Habits 13.11.2023 49:12

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Reacher Season 2 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reacher-season-2-streaming-release-18462...

Episode 137 - Countries Will Not Pay Ransoms, SBF Found Guilty, SEC Sues Solarwinds 06.11.2023 54:05

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got two 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.” 40 Countries agree not to pay ransomware gangs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/...

Episode 136 - Halloween Special, Scammers Exploiting Conflict in Israel, MGM Hackers Threatened Violence, Encrypted USB Drive Security Broken, Candy Tax 30.10.2023 47:39

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.” Scammers are exploiting the crisis in Gaza https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pal...

Episode 135 - Cupping, Hamas Using Cryptocurrency, Stolen IP Addresses, Largest DDoS Attack, Personal Finance Decisions 23.10.2023 48:13

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Cupping - https://w...

Episode 134 - Social Media Scams, Tap to Pay Warning, Data Breach Settlement, MGM Hack Update, Goodbye Cortana, Bleach Shortage, CloudFlare’s Bone-Headed Vulnerability, Prime Day 16.10.2023 47:42

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.” Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast US consumers lost...

Episode 133 - Identifying Common Online Scams, HEAT Initiative Watchdog Group’s Mysterious Origins, Tales From the Helpdesk, PEBCAK Stories 09.10.2023 48:06

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.” Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast How to identify and...

Episode 132 - MGM Hackers Revealed, Multiple Strains of Ransomware Used in Attacks, Microsoft Bing Chatbot Serves Malicious Ads, Good Book Talk 02.10.2023 51:42

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.” Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Coldp...

Episode 131 - Las Vegas Under Siege, Apple and Google Combat Stingrays, US Asks For Help Locating F-35 Jet, Lab Grown Meat Kosher and Halal 25.09.2023 50:53

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got two 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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Yo...

Episode 130 - LastPass Breached to Steal Cryptocurrency, NSO Group Exploits Latest iPhones, BMW Stops Heated Seat Subscription, iPhone 15 Launch Event 18.09.2023 43:45

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 129 - Livestream, FlipperZero Annoys iPhone Users, Paw Patrol Snacks Contain Adult Content, Microsoft Removes WordPad, Smartphones and Mental Health 11.09.2023 51:53

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 128 - FBI Takes Down Botnet, Barracuda Appliances Still Under Siege, DEA Gets Scammed, Things That Are Not Actually Snake Oil 04.09.2023 41:54

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 127 - Google Malvertising, Flipper Zero Tricks, UK Too Good At Security Awareness, Beta Apps Pose New Threat, Google Goes Nuclear, Prigozhin Plane Crash 28.08.2023 46:23

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 126 - DEFCON 31 Cancelled, Cell Phone Carrier Auto-Joins Wi-Fi, Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde Plead Guilty, Oblivious Chris Stories 21.08.2023 45:55

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 125 - Live From BlackHat 2023 and DEFCON 31 14.08.2023 53:10

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 PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 124 - Call of Duty Temporarily Shuts Down, Banks to Reimburse Scam Victims, Phishing Crews Abuse Google AMP, Benefits of Quitting Social Media 07.08.2023 43:30

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 123 - Summer BYOD Travel Tips, US Intelligence Discovers Coup Plot, Scraping Metadata to Stop Fraud, Florida Man Stories 31.07.2023 47:06

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.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched Y...

Episode 122 - Ransomware Gangs Dump Sensitive Data on Kids, US State Department Hacked, Malware Exploits Code Signing Dates, Amazon Prime Day 2023 24.07.2023 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.” Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Follow...

Episode 121 - Meta Releases Threads, ChatGPT Tortures Telemarketers, US Post Office Tracking Scams, Prime Day 2023 17.07.2023 46:54

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.” Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Follow me o...

Episode 120 - How to Keep Your Phone Secure, China Evades Chip Sanctions, Android vs iOS, Fourth of July Stories 10.07.2023 50:21

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.” Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Follow me o...