Episode 223 - Microsoft Evicts Chinese Companies from MAPP, Microsoft Allowed Chinese Citizens Into DoD Systems, Phishers Pump and Dump Penny Stocks, Old Fashioned Fees

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

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Microsoft evicts Chinese companies from MAPP

• https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsofts-cybersecurity-crackdown-is-here-a-response-to-beijing-linked-breaches
• https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_cuts_chinas_early_access/

Microsoft allowed Chinese citizens into US DoD systems

• https://www.computerworld.com/article/4023404/microsoft-employs-engineers-in-china-to-manage-us-dod-systems.html

Phishers use pump and dump scam

• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/mobile-phishers-target-brokerage-accounts-in-ramp-and-dump-cashout-scheme/

Old fashioned fees

1. https://www.aol.com/end-era-aol-discontinues-dial-193114696.html?guccounter=1
2. https://www.spin.com/2021/06/cd-clubs-columbia-house-bmg/

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

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