Episode 83 - Fired IT Admin Cripples Former Employer’s Systems, Dutch Intelligence Scams Ransomware Group, Equifax Fires Employees Working Two Jobs, C...

2022-10-23

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 @pebcakpodcastPEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Microsoft fails to update vulnerable driver blocklist for three yearshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/how-a-microsoft-blunder-opened-millions-of-pcs-to-potent-malware-attacks/

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

Microsoft fails to update vulnerable driver blocklist for three years

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/how-a-microsoft-blunder-opened-millions-of-pcs-to-potent-malware-attacks/

CloudFlare mitigates largest DDoS attack on record

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-record-ddos-attack-against-minecraft-server/

Get off the Shed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HxwkZGzqS4

Get on the Bag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=junIx1T8A5I

Tips to avoid jet lag

https://www.tuck.com/sleep/preventing-jet-lag/

Fired IT admin cripples former employer's systems

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fired-admin-cripples-former-employers-network-using-old-credentials/
https://www.infoworld.com/article/2653004/why-san-francisco-s-network-admin-went-rogue.html
https://open.spotify.com/track/5TJOJs5CfNkm3Se5mY2Dgs?si=13a1e188b4de4060

Equifax fires employees working two full-time jobs

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/equifax-surveilled-1000-remote-workers-fired-24-found-juggling-two-jobs/

Dutch intelligence scams Deadbolt ransomware group out of 155 decryption keys

https://www.zdnet.com/article/police-tricked-a-ransomware-gang-into-handing-over-its-decryption-keys-heres-how-they-did-it/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-tricks-deadbolt-ransomware-out-of-155-decryption-keys/
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/23090/how-do-i-cancel-my-blockchain-transaction-still-unconfirmed/42381#42381

Cheating scandal hits professional chess scene