10/5/21: The Facebook Outage Was a Hack, Right?

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth were all down yesterday after an “outage”.. that was clearly a hack. That story here: (00:21:00) 90 year old Captain Kirk is going to space, and Elon Musk inadvertently pumped a trash alt coin. Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:03:44) - Fun Fact: The Fat Bear Finals are Today (00:08:27) - Holidays: Global James Bond Day, International Day of No Prostitution (00:09:25) - This Day in History: Barry Bonds Broke Roger Maris* Home Run Record (00:11:15) - Trending Mentions:  Taiwan Waring with China, Casey DeSantis Breast Cancer, Disney’s New Fauci Movie (00:16:24) - #3 - 90 y/o Captain Kirk is Going to Space (00:19:25) - #2 - Stocks Down / Crypto Shiba Inu Up Because of Elon (00:21:00) - #1 - The Facebook Outage Was a Hack, Right? TikTok International Moment (00:30:00) - Italy - Wine Making Operation Kills 4 (00:33:40) - Korea - Squid Game Subtitles Cause Controversy (00:39:42) - Canada - Toronto Man Steals Diapers From Daycare (00:43:54) - Foodies - Man Fires Warning Shot After Family Member Takes Bite of Grilled Cheese (00:48:28) - Foodies - 15 y/o Icy Delights Worker Assaulted with Icy Delights (00:52:53) - Foodies - Word Record Catfish Catch Contested (00:57:15) - Andrew Yang Out on The Democratic Party (00:58:40) - Emily Ratajkowski Claims Robin Thicke Felt Her Up in 2013 These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Paint Your Life - Get a professional, hand-painted portrait, created from any photo, at a truly affordable price. Get twenty percent off your painting and FREE shipping. To get this special offer, text the word FACTOR to 64-000. Go to store.hardfactor.com and patreon.com/hardfactor to support the pod with incredible merch and bonus podcasts Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to [email protected], and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Other Places to Listen: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Lots More... Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Follow @HardFactorNews on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices