Episode 134 - Social Media Scams, Tap to Pay Warning, Data Breach Settlement, MGM Hack Update, Goodbye Cortana, Bleach Shortage, CloudFlare’s Bone-Headed Vulnerability, Prime Day

PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast! We’ve got three 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 @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” Find us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast US consumers lost $2.7 billion in social media scams

• https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/ftc-data-shows-consumers-report-losing-27-billion-social-media-scams-2021
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-staggering-losses-to-social-media-scams-since-2021/

Criminals disabling tap to pay and using card skimmers

• https://blog.knowbe4.com/contactless-payment-scams
• https://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-warn-of-card-tapping-scam/

Blackbaud agrees to $49.5 million settlement over data breach

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackbaud-agrees-to-495-million-settlement-for-ransomware-data-breach/

MGM lost over $110 million in hack

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mgm-resorts-ransomware-attack-led-to-100-million-loss-data-theft/

Microsoft finally removes Cortana in Windows 11

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-officially-removes-cortana-for-windows-11-insiders/

Scattered Spiter hits Clorox

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/clorox-says-sales-and-profit-took-a-big-hit-from-cyberattack/ar-AA1hHIeV

Vulnerability allows attackers to bypass CloudFlare DDoS protections

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-ddos-protections-ironically-bypassed-using-cloudflare/

Prime Day October 2023

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/10/06/amazon-prime-day-2023-october-10-deals/71076778007/

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