Episode 235 - Worldwide Crackdown On Scam Compounds, Checkout.com Hacked and Donates Ransom, European Auto Ring Busted, Car Talk

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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Worldwide crackdown on scam compound operators

• https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/myanmar-junta-dynamites-scam-hub-in-pr-move-as-global-pressure-grows.html
• https://therecord.media/china-sentences-5-myanmar-scam-kingpins-to-death
• https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/law-passed-for-scammers-mules-to-be-caned-after-victims-in-singapore-lose-almost-4b-since-2020
• https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2025/11/new-scam-center-strike-force-battles-southeast-asian-crypto-investment
• https://x.com/craigkellyafee/status/1988742903913673062?s=46

Checkout.com donates ransom to security research

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/checkoutcom-snubs-shinyhunters-hackers-to-donate-ransom-instead/

Five arrested in European auto theft ring

• https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/criminals-producing-devices-unlock-cars-arrested-international-operation

Car talk

• https://news.dupontregistry.com/ford/whatever-happened-ford-gt90/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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