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

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Apple data and car Bluetooth signals help police identify suspect in crypto robbery https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2026/05/05/apple-subpoena-and-car-bluetooth-help-cops-unmask-crypto-robber-suspect/

Your phone and your car are witnesses — law enforcement used an Apple subpoena and Bluetooth signals from a connected vehicle to unmask a suspect in a physical cryptocurrency robbery, showing how everyday device data is increasingly being used to solve crimes.

 

FBI reports crypto ATM fraud complaints surged 23% in 2025, topping $388 million in losses https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2

Canada proposes a nationwide ban on crypto ATMs, calling them a primary tool for scammers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canada-crypto-atm-ban-scammers-9.7180642

Bitcoin Depot, North America's largest crypto ATM operator, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy https://www.bankingdive.com/news/bitcoin-depot-bankruptcy-chapter-11-atm-wind-down/820755

Crypto ATMs are effectively becoming extinct — the FBI documented nearly $389 million in losses through kiosks in 2025, Canada is moving to ban them outright as a fraud-enabling infrastructure, and Bitcoin Depot (the largest operator in North America with 9,000+ machines) just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming mounting state regulations, litigation, and an unsustainable business model.

 

DataCamp breaks down Claude Opus 4.7 vs. GPT-5.5 across coding, reasoning, vision, and pricing https://www.datacamp.com/blog/gpt-5-5-vs-claude-opus-4-7

The AI model race between Anthropic and OpenAI is too close to call — Claude Opus 4.7 leads on software engineering benchmarks and visual reasoning while GPT-5.5 dominates terminal/DevOps workflows and advanced math, with output token pricing favoring Claude at $25 vs. $30 per million tokens.

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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Cody - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody123anderson/

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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Cyb3r Operations

https://www.cyb3roperations.com/

 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-bitlocker-zero-day-gives-access-to-protected-drives-poc-released/

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-bitlocker-protected-drives-can-now-be-opened-with-just-some-files-on-a-usb-stick-yellowkey-zero-day-exploit-demonstrates-an-apparent-backdoor

YellowKey Zero-Day: An unpatched BitLocker bypass dubbed "YellowKey" allows physical attackers to unlock encrypted Windows 11 and Server 2022/2025 drives using just a USB stick — no password or recovery key needed — and the frustrated researcher behind it is threatening more disclosures after Microsoft allegedly ignored previous reports.

https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/california-went-big-on-canvas-the-worst-happened/

https://databreaches.net/2026/05/08/one-size-does-not-fit-all-sometimes-victims-probably-should-pay-ransom/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-seeks-instructure-testimony-on-massive-canvas-cyberattack/

Canvas Ransomware Attack: ShinyHunters breached education platform Canvas twice within a week, stealing data from an estimated 275 million users across nearly 9,000 institutions globally, disrupting final exams across California and beyond — and now the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is demanding Instructure executives testify, while analysts debate whether refusing to pay the initial ransom made the fallout far worse.

 

 https://insider-gaming.com/forza-horizon-6-leak-drops-155-gb-content/

Forza Horizon 6 Leak: Playground Games accidentally uploaded the complete, unencrypted 155GB build of Forza Horizon 6 to Steam ten days before its May 19 release, making the full game available to pirates — and Playground has since issued lifetime bans to players who streamed the leaked footage.

 

https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/article/2026-world-cup-groups-full-group-by-group-preview-analysis-projections-and-dark-horses-100836

https://au.news.yahoo.com/head-knocks-ultra-violence-viral-231852371.html

2026 World Cup Preview: With the expanded 48-team tournament kicking off June 11 across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Spain, France, and England headline the favorites — but the new format means more upsets, more dark horses, and storylines ranging from Messi's likely final campaign to Iraq's return to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1986.

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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Buck - https://www.linkedin.com/in/buck-rogers-9952446a/

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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A former JP Morgan banker's sexual misconduct lawsuit against a female executive is unraveling after screenshots surfaced showing him apparently rehearsing nearly identical claims — with a male abuser at a different firm — on a legal AI chatbot 10 months earlier.

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ex-jp-morgan-staffer-ai-chatbot-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1794786 

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/jp-morgan-abuse-case-why-chirayu-ranas-exchange-with-a-chatbot-is-under-scrutiny-14007221.html 

https://www.wsj.com/business/jpmorgan-offered-1-million-settlement-before-sexual-assault-claims-went-viral-1be296a9

Romanian national Thomasz Szabo, who led an online swatting ring targeting over 75 public officials, journalists, and religious institutions, was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-leader-of-online-swatting-ring-gets-4-years-in-prison/

An AI coding agent (Cursor running Claude Opus 4.6) deleted a small software company's entire production database and all backups in just 9 seconds, prompting a wave of warnings about giving AI agents unchecked access to real-world infrastructure.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/ais-so-smart-keep-deleting-production-databases 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0b_D2JgZgY 

https://x.com/Mericamemed/status/2052282283101655281

Spirit Airlines began the monthslong process of dismantling the company in bankruptcy court, filing a $217 million wind-down budget after the biggest U.S. airline collapse in a generation left tens of thousands of passengers stranded and 17,000 employees out of work.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-costs.html 

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Scott - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmsavage/

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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Mississippi's entire liquor supply chain ground to a halt after a contractor's botched software rollout left 170,000+ cases of alcohol stranded in a warehouse

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/one-of-americas-biggest-state-is-running-out-of-liquor-due-to-botched-up-it-upgrade/articleshow/130233165.cms

 

Scammers are impersonating Iranian authorities to extort crypto payments from ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/scam-messages-offering-ships-safe-transit-through-hormuz-security-firm-warns

 

A single ransomware group exploiting one firewall brand now accounts for nearly half of all cyber insurance claims

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/one-ransomware-crew-now-drives-half-of-all-cyber-claims-atbay-573139.aspx

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kyber-ransomware-gang-toys-with-post-quantum-encryption-on-windows/

 

Food engineers deliberately design snacks like Cheetos to trick your brain into thinking you're eating nothing at all

https://acrossthemargin.com/vanishing-caloric-density/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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

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

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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CISA orders immediate patching for Windows Defender Zero Day

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-microsoft-defender-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

https://x.com/k1rallik/status/2044844102127165912?s=20 

 

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gangs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-blackcat-attacks/

 

Hairdryer used to win Polymarket bet

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/someone-allegedly-used-a-hairdryer-to-rig-polymarket-weather-bets-155312411.html 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/doj-soldier-polymarket-bets-venezuela-maduro.html

 

Apple patches Signal notification bug

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-retained-deleted-notification-data/

 

AI is training on data from dead companies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/04/16/ais-new-training-data-your-old-work-slacks-and-emails/

 

Best NES games

https://nekorandom.com/2022/07/04/fun-fact-why-mike-tyson-was-replaced-in-punch-out/

 

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