Episode 172 - Jailtime For Pirated Avaya Licenses, Russia Wants Their Cybercriminals Back, Cybersecurity Company Hires North Korean Spy, New EDR Killer For Sale, Southwest Airlines Ends Open Seating

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)

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Former Avaya employee gets 4 years in prison for pirating licenses

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/former-avaya-employee-gets-4-years-for-88m-license-piracy-scheme/

https://www.rd.com/article/mcdonalds-coke/

Russia wants their cybercriminals back

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/evan-gershkovich-free-cde745b3

https://therecord.media/us-reportedly-preparing-to-release-russian-hackers-prisoner-swap

https://cyberscoop.com/jailed-cybercriminals-returned-to-russia-in-historic-prisoner-swap/

Knowbe4 unknowingly hires North Korean spy

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/knowbe4-mistakenly-hires-north-korean-hacker-faces-infostealer-attack/

https://blog.knowbe4.com/north-korean-fake-it-worker-faq

FIN7 markets EDR killer

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/notorious-fin7-hackers-sell-edr-killer-to-other-threat-actors/

Southwest ends open seating

https://people.com/southwest-airlines-announces-seats-will-now-be-assigned-on-flights-8683516

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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