Episode 1 - $50 Million Ransomware Demand, Bypassing MFA in M365, Potato Chips in Your Browser, Zoom-Free Fridays, Dad Jokes

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got some great stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!

 

Top PC maker Acer is having a bad time after getting hit with ransomware and a $50 Million ransom demand.

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-giant-acer-hit-by-50-million-ransomware-attack/

 

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is becoming trivial to bypass and will require a new way of thinking to secure accounts.

• https://breakdev.org/evilginx-2-next-generation-of-phishing-2fa-tokens/
• https://github.com/kgretzky/evilginx2

 

Potato chip maker Frito-Lay launches a Chrome plug-in that turns on your microphone and modifies browser settings

• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/crispy-subtitles-from-lay/kokpckgbhcmeobdddflajfcpmmfhkekn

 

US Bank Citigroup is banning Zoom and all internal meetings on Fridays, citing “Zoom Fatigue”

• https://www.thestreet.com/investing/citigroup-ceo-bans-zoom-calls-on-friday

Study shows that employees are already over “Zoom happy hours”

• https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/remote-work-coronavirus-exhausting-zoom-virtual-happy-hours-games.html

 

Find the hosts on LinkedIn:

Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/

Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/

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