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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, how Lapsus$ hackers took SIM-Swapping attacks to the next level, The critical art of teaching AI to forget with machine unlearning, and discuss New York’s ‘First-Ever’ cyber strategy.

Story Links:

• Lapsus$ Hackers Took SIM-Swapping Attacks to the Next Level
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lapsus-hackers-took-sim-swapping-attacks-to-the-next-level/
• Machine Unlearning: The Critical Art of Teaching AI To Forget
  • https://venturebeat.com/ai/machine-unlearning-the-critical-art-of-teaching-ai-to-forget/
• What’s in New York’s ‘First-Ever’ Cyber Strategy?
  • https://www.darkreading.com/edge-articles/whats-in-new-york-first-ever-cyber-strategy

Notable Mentions:

• Microsoft Exchange Updates Pulled After Breaking Non-English Installs
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-updates-pulled-after-breaking-non-english-installs/
• America’s Original Hacking Supergroup Creates a Free Framework To Improve App Security
  • https://www.engadget.com/americas-original-hacking-supergroup-creates-a-free-framework-to-improve-app-security-190043865.html?src=rss
• Syncro Launches New MSP Partner Plan
  • https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/syncro-launches-new-msp-partner-plan/
• EvilProxy Cyberattack Flood Targets Execs via Microsoft 365
  • https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/evilproxy-cyberattack-flood-execs-microsoft-365

Resource of the Week:

• Backblaze Sees Uptick in 8 and 10TB Drive Failures
  • https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/08/03/backblaze-reports-uptick-in-8-and-10tb-disk-drive-failure-rates/

Banter Story:

• Millions of Amazon Packages Will Now Arrive Without Any Packaging At All
  • https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/amazon-trims-packaging-offers-ships-in-own-container/457329

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0:00 Teaser

0:53 Intro Banter

3:26 Lapsus$ Hackers Took SIM-Swapping Attacks to the Next Level

9:38 Machine Unlearning: The Critical Art of Teaching AI To Forget

15:42 What’s in New York’s ‘First-Ever’ Cyber Strategy?

Notable Mentions:

22:30 Microsoft Exchange Updates Pulled After Breaking Non-English Installs

23:19 America’s Original Hacking Supergroup Creates a Free Framework To Improve App Security

24:26 Syncro Launches New MSP Partner Plan

25:25 EvilProxy Cyberattack Flood Targets Execs via Microsoft 365

26:22 Resource of the Week: Backblaze Sees Uptick in 8 and 10TB Drive Failures

27:18 Feedback

27:34 Community Events

29:00 Sign-off

30:51 Outtakes