MSP Media Network ：Microsoft's Cyberattack Guidance, NSA Admits Spying, SolarWinds Seeks SEC Suit Dismissal | 1/30/2024
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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover Microsoft’s new guidance in response to the recent ‘Midnight Blizzard’ cyberattack which hacked corporate leadership accounts, NSA admitting to purchasing Americans’ sensitive data to spy on them and SolarWinds seeking dismissal of the SEC Cybersecurity lawsuit.
Story Links:
Microsoft Shares New Guidance in Wake of ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Cyberattack
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/microsoft-shares-new-guidance-in-wake-of-midnight-blizzard-cyberattack
NSA Finally Admits to Spying on Americans by Purchasing Sensitive Data
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/nsa-finally-admits-to-spying-on-americans-by-purchasing-sensitive-data/
SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/solarwinds-seeks-dismissal-of-unfounded-sec-cybersecurity-suit
Notable Mentions:
Blackwood Hackers Hijack WPS Office Update To Install Malware
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackwood-hackers-hijack-wps-office-update-to-install-malware/
OpenAI Drops Prices and Fixes ‘Lazy’ GPT-4 That Refused To Work
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/25/openai-drops-prices-and-fixes-lazy-gpt-4-that-refused-to-work/
Cisco Unified Communications Flaw Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
https://cybersecuritynews.com/cisco-unified-communications-flaw/
Beeper’s Push for iMessage on Android Is Really Over
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/26/24052125/beeper-android-imessage-apple-mac-ban
Resource of the week:
The Top Five RSS Readers for Keeping Up With Your News Feeds
https://www.theverge.com/24036427/rss-feed-reader-best
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0:00 Teaser
0:53 Intro Banter
2:33 Microsoft Shares New Guidance in Wake of ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Cyberattack
8:09 NSA Finally Admits to Spying on Americans by Purchasing Sensitive Data
14:06 SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit
19:00 Blackwood Hackers Hijack WPS Office Update To Install Malware
19:47 OpenAI Drops Prices and Fixes ‘Lazy’ GPT-4 That Refused To Work
20:36 Cisco Unified Communications Flaw Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
21:30 Beeper’s Push for iMessage on Android Is Really Over
22:08 Resource of the week
22:24 Feedback
24:48 Community Events
26:22 Sign-off
27:55 Outtakes