Episode 170 - FBI Cracks Assassin’s Phone, Singapore Retires SMS Codes, AT&T Hacked and Pays Ransom, Prime Day 2024

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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FBI breaks into assassin's phone in one day

• https://therecord.media/feds-break-into-trump-suspect-phone 
• https://www.wsj.com/us-news/mystery-around-trump-shooter-deepens-9d51f9ae

 

Singapore phases out one-time passwords for online banking

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/banks-in-singapore-to-phase-out-one-time-passwords-in-3-months/ 
• https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2024/banks-in-singapore-to-strengthen-resilience-against-phishing-scams 

 

AT&T hacked and pays ransom

• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/hackers-steal-phone-sms-records-for-nearly-all-att-customers/
• https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/att-breach-may-also-impact-millions-of-boost-cricket-h2o-customers 
• https://therecord.media/att-ransom-data-breach 

 

Prime Day 2024

• https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-prime-day-sales-hit-record-14-billion-data-firm-says-2024-07-15/
• https://local12.com/news/offbeat/restaurant-analyst-test-chipotle-portion-sizes-by-comparing-75-bowls-heres-the-results-tiktok-viral-trend-bowls-burritos-shocking-inconsistent-locations-wells-fargo-true-truth-answers-white-rice-food-chain

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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