Episode 19 - 2020 Olympics, Ransomware Gang Gets Scammed, Keyboards Are Biohazards, Twitter Users’ Abysmal MFA Adoption Rate, Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli

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)

PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.”

 

2020 Summer Olympics suffer worst ratings in 33 years

• https://news.yahoo.com/olympics-opening-ceremony-ratings-fall-020323398.html

 

Babuk Ransomware gang gets ransomed

• https://therecord.media/spammer-floods-the-babuk-ransomware-gangs-forum-with-gay-porn-gifs/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anonymous-hacks-pro-isis-twitter-accounts-fills-them-with-gay-pride/

 

Your keyboard is filthy; clean it immediately

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/may/01/computing.health
• https://wezatech.com/2017/02/01/are-there-more-bacteria-on-computer-keyboards-than-toilet-seats/

 

Only 2.8% of Twitter users enable multi-factor authentication (MFA)

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitter-reveals-surprisingly-low-two-factor-auth-2fa-adoption-rate/
• https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/account-security.html#2020-jul-dec

 

One-of-a-kind Wu Tang album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" finds a new owner

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sells-unique-wu-tang-clan-album-owned-by-martin-shkreli-11627411669 
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mystery-buyer-of-wu-tang-clan-album-forfeited-by-martin-shkreli-will-reveal-identity-soon-lawyer-says/ar-AAMFPre
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-shkreli-4a858721/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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