Episode 90 - Podcast 2022 Highlights, Accidental Botnet Takedown, BlackProxy Angers Taylor Swift Fans, TikTok Filter Compromises Phones, Things That A...

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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Spotify Wrapped 2022

Akamai accidentally takes down Botnet

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-researchers-take-down-ddos-botnet-by-accident/

• https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/kmsdbot-part-two-crashing-a-botnet

Residential proxy services abused for ticket bot farms

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackproxies-proxy-service-increasingly-popular-among-hackers/

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/will-the-government-crack-down-on-bots-after-ticketmasters-taylor-swift-meltdown/ar-AA14HFYr

TikTok invisible body challenge invites hackers

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-invisible-body-challenge-exploited-to-push-malware/

• https://www.youtube.com/@FameFocus/videos

Things that annoy the hosts, but not others

• https://blog.clickmeeting.com/10-common-public-speaking-mistakes

• https://www.quora.com/Does-it-bother-you-when-people-leave-unused-time-on-the-microwave?share=1

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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