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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover the details behind the recent MGM Grand Cyberattack, Tech leaders wanting ‘balanced’ AI regulations in private meeting with the senate and attackers deploying a brand-new ‘3AM’

Story Links: 

• MGM Grand Cyberattack Allegedly Caused by 10-Minute Phone Call (Story Suggested by RunJoshRun23)
  • https://gizmodo.com/mgm-grand-cyberattack-caused-by-10-minute-phone-call-1850834558 
  • https://www-bleepingcomputer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mgm-resorts-shuts-down-it-systems-after-cyberattack/amp/ 
• Tech Leaders Want ‘Balanced’ AI Regulation in Private Senate Meeting
  • https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23872478/ai-tech-regulation-leaders-insight-forum 
• When LockBit Ransomware Fails, Attackers Deploy Brand-New ‘3AM’
  • https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/when-lockbit-ransomware-fails-attackers-deploy-brand-new-3am
• Microsoft September 2023 Patch Tuesday Fixes 2 Zero-Days, 59 Flaws
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-september-2023-patch-tuesday-fixes-2-zero-days-59-flaws/ 
• Salesforce Introduces New AI Assistant, Einstein Copilot, for All Its CRM Apps
  • https://venturebeat.com/business/salesforce-introduces-new-ai-assistant-einstein-copilot-for-all-its-crm-apps/ 
• Critical Google Chrome Zero-Day Bug Exploited in the Wild
  • https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/critical-google-chrome-zero-day-bug-exploited
• Even More Google Layoffs: This Time It’s “Significant” Cuts to Recruiting
  • https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/09/even-more-google-layoffs-this-time-its-significant-cuts-to-recruiting/ 
• 5 Big Reveals From Apple’s iPhone 15 Event
  • https://www.fastcompany.com/90951982/5-reveals-apple-iphone-15-event-wonderlust-carbon-neutral?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss 

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0:00 Teaser

0:54 Intro Banter

6:50 MGM Grand Cyberattack Allegedly Caused by 10-Minute Phone Call

13:09 Tech Leaders Want ‘Balanced’ AI Regulation in Private Senate Meeting

19:53 When LockBit Ransomware Fails, Attackers Deploy Brand-New ‘3AM’

25:37 Microsoft September 2023 Patch Tuesday Fixes 2 Zero-Days, 59 Flaws

26:47 Salesforce Introduces New AI Assistant, Einstein Copilot, for All Its CRM Apps

27:44 Critical Google Chrome Zero-Day Bug Exploited in the Wild

28:35 Even More Google Layoffs: This Time It’s “Significant” Cuts to Recruiting

29:17 AI Roundup

30:31 Community Events

31:37 Sign-off

34:16 Outtakes