Episode 89 - Zeppelin Ransomware Shuts Down, US FBI Buys Pegasus Spyware, Companies Launch Subscriptions for Already Purchased Items, How the Hosts Me...

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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Cryptocurrency Exchange BlockFi files for bankruptcy

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-ftx-death-spiral-spelled-doom-for-blockfi-according-to-bankruptcy-filing/ar-AA14EWxb

CISA Warns about Black Friday scams

• https://www-therecord.recfut.com/scammers-bots-dominate-threat-landscape-ahead-of-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/

Fake World Cup streams target users with malware

• https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/surge-fake-fifa-world-cup-streaming-sites-targets-virtual-fans

Interview of Kanye West removed from Google Drive

• https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/yangzm/google_drive_removes_kanye_interview/

Security researchers secretly decrypt Zeppelin ransomware victims' files

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-secretly-helped-decrypt-zeppelin-ransomware-for-2-years/

• https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/nist_quantum_resistant_crypto_cracked/

US FBI purchased NSO Group Pegasus malware

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-considered-deploying-nso-spyware-internal-records-indicate/ar-AA149fWx

Mercedes and Intel launch subscription services for things you've already bought

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/intel-officially-launches-its-pay-as-you-go-cpu-platform/ar-AA14tApg

• https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-subscription-faster-acceleration-feature-price

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Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/