Episode 66 - VPNs Pull Out of India, Microsoft Blocks Windows Downloads in Russia, ASyncRat Overtakes Emotet, Ransomware Grossly Under-Reported, Incep...

2022-06-26

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.” AWS Employee and Capital One hacker Paige Thompson found guiltyhttps://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1538222578401169409ExpressVPN and SurfShark withdraw from India over new VPN logging rule

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

AWS Employee and Capital One hacker Paige Thompson found guilty

https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1538222578401169409

ExpressVPN and SurfShark withdraw from India over new VPN logging rule

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/surfshark-expressvpn-pull-out-of-india-over-data-retention-laws/
https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores

Microsoft blocks downloads of Windows 10 and 11 in Russia

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-and-windows-11-downloads-blocked-in-russia/

ASyncRat malware surpasses Emotet, Trickbot, and Dridex for e-mail-based infections

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2022/06/asyncrat-surpasses-dridex-trickbot-and-emotet-to-become-dominant-email-threat/
https://www.securityweek.com/follina-vulnerability-exploited-deliver-qbot-asyncrat-other-malware

Ransomware is grossly underreported

https://therecord.media/fbi-doj-say-less-than-25-of-netwalker-ransomware-victims-reported-incidents/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anatomy-cyberattack-11654543046
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2021_IC3Report.pdf

Movie Talk: Inception, The Matrix, and philosophy