Episodes

  • Episode 207 - 25% of Community College Students Are Bots, Microsoft Kills the Password, Scattered Spider Ransomware Gang Lives On, Data Protection Stories
    May 12 2025

    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/

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    49 mins
  • Episode 206 - Record US Cybercrime Losses, Spain Portugal Massive Power Outage, Cybersecurity CEO Hacks Customer, RSA 2025 Recap, Disney Menu Hack
    May 5 2025

    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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    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/

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    59 mins
  • Episode 205 - TikTok's Algorithm Manipulated, Hospital Worker Hacked Webcams, France Phishes Students, RSA Conference Predictions
    Apr 28 2025

    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/

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    51 mins
  • Episode 204 - Shopify Makes AI Mandatory, CISA Gets Advisory Wrong, Interview Questions for North Korean Workers, Disney Cruise Review, New Book
    Apr 21 2025

    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!

    Hajny's Book: https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/product-insights/welcome-zero-trust-hospital

    Shopify makes AI mandatory

    • https://x.com/tobi/status/1909251946235437514
    • https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglaslaney/2025/04/09/selling-ai-strategy-to-employees-shopify-ceos-manifesto/

    CISA gets healthcare advisory wrong

    • https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-030-01

    North Korean workers infiltrate more companies

    • https://www.yahoo.com/news/thousands-north-korean-workers-infiltrated-110000417.html
    • https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/north-korean-it-remote-workers-threat-grows-as-they-expand-to-europe

    Disney Cruise Review

    • https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/disney/reviews

    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/

    Steven - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenzhajny/

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    56 mins
  • Episode 203 - T-Mobile Leaks Children's Location Data, SIM Swapping Crypto Settlement, Law Enforcement Shuts Down Kidflix Streaming Service, Universal Hollywood Trip Talk
    Apr 14 2025

    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!

    T-Mobile shares location data on children and pay out SIM swapping settlement

    • https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451
    • https://www.securityweek.com/t-mobile-coughed-up-33-million-in-sim-swap-lawsuit/

    US government seizes romance scam funds

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/us-seized-82-million-in-crypto-linked-to-romance-baiting-scams/

    Law enforcement shuts down Kidflix streaming service

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-shuts-down-kidflix-child-sexual-exploitation-platform/

    Universal Studios Hollywood Trip

    • https://www.undercovertourist.com/blog/universal-studios-hollywood-restaurants/

    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/

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    56 mins
  • Episode 202 - Malaysia Rejects Ransomware Demand, Security Expert Gets Pwned, Oracle Cloud Breach, Bad Lifestyle Talk
    Apr 7 2025

    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!

    Malaysia rejects ransomware demand

    • https://therecord.media/malaysia-pm-says-country-rejected-ransom-demand-airport-cyberattack

    Security expert phished

    • https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/security-expert-troy-hunt-lured-mailchimp-phish
    • https://www.troyhunt.com/a-sneaky-phish-just-grabbed-my-mailchimp-mailing-list/

    Oracle cloud breached

    • https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/researchers-oracle-cloud-breach/743447/
    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-denies-data-breach-after-hacker-claims-theft-of-6-million-data-records/
    • https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/the-biggest-supply-chain-hack-of-2025-6m-records-for-sale-exfiltrated-from-oracle-cloud-affecting-over-140k-tenants

    Bad decision talk

    • https://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/04/mcdonalds-salad-has-more-calories-than-big-mac.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/

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    52 mins
  • Episode 201 - 23andMe Files Bankruptcy; Delete Your Data NOW, EDR Evasion IP Camera Ransomware, FBI Warns Fake File Converters, Enshitification of Southwest and Airline Travel
    Mar 31 2025

    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

    23andMe files for bankruptcy

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/23andme-files-for-bankruptcy-customers-advised-to-delete-dna-data/
    • https://killedbygoogle.com/

    Ransomware from an IP camera

    • https://www.s-rminform.com/latest-thinking/camera-off-akira-deploys-ransomware-via-webcam
    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-encrypted-network-from-a-webcam-to-bypass-edr/

    FBI warns about fake file converters

    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warnings-are-true-fake-file-converters-do-push-malware/

    Enshitification of airlines

    • https://www.cnbc.com/select/southwest-adds-baggage-fees/
    • https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/southwest-airlines-bags-fly-free-checked-luggage-policy-7c988c17

    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

    Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!

    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/

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    48 mins
  • Episode 200 - Four Years of PEBCAK, Road to 200 Episodes, Most Downloads, Guests, Favorite Episode and Topic, Recording Mishaps, Surprising Guest Moment
    Mar 24 2025

    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

    Road to 200 episodes

    Most downloaded episodes

    Guests by the numbers

    Favorite episode and topic

    Recording mishaps

    Surprising guest moment

    Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

    Please share this podcast with someone you know! It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!

    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/

    Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmorton310/

    Victor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordeluca/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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