Episode 260 - Phish Fails, Canada Botnet Busts, Keystroke Confessions, Prime Day Hauls

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 Canadian health authority apologizes after using a fake "bonus day off" as bait in a phishing simulation that backfired badly

• https://nlhealthservices.ca/news/nl-health-services-apologizes-for-the-recent-cybersecurity-awareness-exercise/

Canada's spy agency CSIS used a first-ever court-authorized warrant to remotely disinfect botnet-hijacked routers and IoT devices on Canadian soil

• https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/canadas-spy-agency-used-first-of-its.html

Meta paused its internal AI training program after a tool quietly logging employee keystrokes, clicks, and screen content leaked the data across the entire company

• https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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