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Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini

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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, cybersecurity firm Sophos impersonated by new Sophos Encrypt ransomware, a common typo causes millions of emails intended for members of the US military to be sent to accounts in Mali, and Apple is testing a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot.

Story Links: 

• Cybersecurity Firm Sophos Impersonated by New SophosEncrypt Ransomware
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firm-sophos-impersonated-by-new-sophosencrypt-ransomware/
• Common Typo Causes Millions of Emails Intended for Members of the US Military to Be Sent to Accounts in Mali (Suggested by Nullzilla on Discord)
  • https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/17/politics/email-typos-mali-military-emails/index.html 
• Apple Is Testing a ChatGPT-like AI Chatbot
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/19/apple-is-testing-chatgpt-like-ai-chatbot/

Notable Mentions:

• IT Worker Jailed for Impersonating Ransomware Gang to Extort Employer (Suggested by Ray J.D. on Discord and Follow Up from 5/30/23 MSP Dispatch episode)
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/it-worker-jailed-for-impersonating-ransomware-gang-to-extort-employer/amp/
• Microsoft Relents, Offers Free Critical Logging to All 365 Customers
  • https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-relents-offers-free-key-logging-365-customers 
• Meta Lets Loose Second Generation of Llama AI Models
  • https://www.infoworld.com/article/3702732/meta-lets-loose-second-generation-of-llama-ai-models.html#tk.rss_all 
• Microsoft Will Charge Businesses $30 per User for Its 365 AI Copilot
  • https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-will-charge-businesses-30-per-user-for-its-365-ai-copilot-153042654.html?src=rss 

Resource of the week:

• CISA Shares Free Tools to Help Secure Data in the Cloud
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-shares-free-tools-to-help-secure-data-in-the-cloud/ 

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0:00 Teaser

1:06 Intro Banter

5:09 Cybersecurity Firm Sophos Impersonated by New SophosEncrypt Ransomware

10:25 Common Typo Causes Millions of Emails Intended for Members of the US Military to Be Sent to Accounts in Mali

16:13 Apple Is Testing a ChatGPT-like AI Chatbot

Notable Mentions:

21:35 Meta Lets Loose Second Generation of Llama AI Models

22:28 Microsoft Will Charge Businesses $30 per User for Its 365 AI Copilot

Resource of the week:

23:22 CISA Shares Free Tools to Help Secure Data in the Cloud

23:54 Community Events

25:15 Sign-off

28:16 Outtakes