Episode 128 - FBI Takes Down Botnet, Barracuda Appliances Still Under Siege, DEA Gets Scammed, Things That Are Not Actually Snake Oil

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

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) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast PEBCAK - Acronym of “problem exists between chair and keyboard.” New RSS Feed link: https://feed.podbean.com/pebcak/feed.xml Find us on our newly launched YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pebcakpodcast Follow me on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Clouie FBI takes down Qakbot Botnet

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qakbot-botnet-dismantled-after-infecting-over-700-000-computers/
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-says-it-has-disrupted-notorious-qakbot-hacking-network-2023-08-29/

Barracuda appliances still under attack after patching

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-email-servers-hacked-in-barracuda-zero-day-attacks/
• https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/zero-day-barracuda-esg-patches-fail/691749/
• https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/unc4841-post-barracuda-zero-day-remediation

DEA sends $50,000 to a scammer

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/08/24/dea-accidentally-sends-50000-in-drug-proceeds-to-crypto-scammer/

Things that sound like snake oil but actually are not

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/office-ergonomics/art-20046169
• https://www.wikihow.com/Sit-at-a-Computer

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