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Iran conflict bleeds into cyber world

• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/22/us-israel-iran-war-cyber-attacks-00417782
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-homeland-security-warns-of-escalating-iranian-cyberattack-risks/
• https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/nobitex-iranian-exchange-exploit-june-2025/
• https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/
• https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-orders-officials-to-ditch-connected-devices/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-plunged-internet-blackout-deepening-conflict-rcna213544

Texas man arrested making terrorist threats in Roblox

• https://x.com/roblox_rtc/status/1936280507622256741?s=46
• https://www.404media.co/martyrdom-or-bust-texas-man-caught-plotting-terror-attack-through-roblox-chats/

Jeff Bezos wedding and wedding stories

• https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/nx-s1-5442345/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-wedding-venice-protests

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-chee-80057a3/

Jason - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-seemann-12b7075/

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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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht receives $31 million donation

• https://www.wired.com/story/ross-ulbricht-31-million-donation-alphabay/
• https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/demolition-ranch-retires-from-youtube-and-puts-15m-property-up-for-sale-3050456/

UK NHS needs blood donations

• https://therecord.media/uk-nhs-calls-for-blood-donations-after-cyberattack

Google Cloud outage

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-links-massive-cloud-outage-to-api-management-issue/
• https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-service-outage-june-12-2025/

Prime Day 2025

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/17/amazon-announces-prime-day-2025-dates-and-big-change-to-the-sale

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

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

Tyson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-kindler-910658101/

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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DIA Insider Threat member leaked classified data

• https://therecord.media/defense-intelligence-agency-it-specialist-suspected-leak-foreign-government

Australia ransomware victims must report payments

• https://therecord.media/australia-ransomware-victims-must-report-payments
• https://www.nomoreransom.org/en/index.html

Coinbase hack tied to support contractor

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-breach-tied-to-bribed-taskus-support-agents-in-india/

Good cybersecurity hygiene

• https://www.csoonline.com/article/567737/the-5-cis-controls-you-should-implement-first.html

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

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

Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincorll/

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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Hospital employee installs malware on coworkers' computers

• https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-bathula-umd-hospital-hack-32KWAHLG2RBNLFFVX5BAFILRCM/

SentinelOne outage

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/sentinelone-last-weeks-7-hour-outage-caused-by-software-flaw/

AVCheck taken down

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-avcheck-antivirus-site-used-by-cybercriminals/

Airport stay tips

• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/what-you-can-learn-from-my-miserable-night-stranded-at-the-airport-f6a8a94a

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

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

Koby - https://www.linkedin.com/in/koby-caputo-117358145/

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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Crypto thefts using violence on the rise

• https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1926357024461263002
• https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-industry-robberies-attacks-32c2867a
• https://xkcd.com/538/

AI model turns to blackmail

• https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/

Rise of skilled trades

• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/skilled-trades-high-school-recruitment-fd9f8257

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

Ben - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamincorll/

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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PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-student-data-extortion-scheme/

Coinbase announces $20 million reward for catching hackers

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-says-recent-data-breach-impacts-69-461-customers/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-discloses-breach-faces-up-to-400-million-in-losses/

LockBit 4.0 is no more

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/

US charges suspects in $230 million crypto heist

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-12-more-suspects-linked-to-230-million-crypto-theft/

Should you lock your airplane luggage?

• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/do-you-lock-your-luggage-reasons-why-you-should-8b4d6b92

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

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

Michael - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chen-82098a2/

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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Scammers pose as FBI to scam victims again

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-scammers-pose-as-fbi-ic3-employees-to-help-recover-lost-funds/

• ​​https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/why-finland-has-a-national-day-of-failure

Crowdstrike layoffs due to AI

• https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/crowdstrike-to-cut-500-jobs-in-plan-to-scale-business/747401/

89 Steam accounts for sale

• https://www.xda-developers.com/89-million-steam-account-details-leak/

FBI Recovers ransomware payment

• https://www.404media.co/how-the-fbi-tracked-and-froze-millions-sent-to-criminals-in-massive-caesars-casino-hack/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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

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

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

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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25% of community college students are AI bots

• https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2024/04/financial-aid-fraud/
• https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1916365142918300053

Microsoft makes accounts passwordless by default

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-makes-all-new-accounts-passwordless-by-default/

Scattered Spider ransomware crew lives on

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/despite-arrests-scattered-spider-continues-hacking

Data Protection

• https://www.zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/data-protection

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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/

Raja - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajazkhalid/