Episode 232 - iCloud Backups Expose Online Betting Scam, Ransomware Payment Rate Hits All Time Low, Hyperscaler Outages, Halloween Memories

02/11/2025 50 min Episodio 232
Episode 232 - iCloud Backups Expose Online Betting Scam, Ransomware Payment Rate Hits All Time Low, Hyperscaler Outages, Halloween Memories

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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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iCloud backups expose betting scam

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/24/how-icloud-backups-helped-expose-a-mob-and-nba-linked-poker-cheating-scandal 
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/sec3cac31735/web

 
Ransomware payments all time low

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-profits-drop-as-victims-stop-paying-hackers/

 
Hyperscaler outages

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-this-weeks-aws-outage-caused-by-major-dns-failure/ 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-dns-outage-impacts-azure-and-microsoft-365-services/

 
Halloween memories

https://www.snopes.com/tag/halloween/

 
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
 
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