Storm⚡️Watch | Cyber Insights | Mysterious Router Hackers, Window's 11 Recall Concerns, and More

Summary: A mysterious attack last year, dubbed "Pumpkin Eclipse," disabled over 600,000 internet routers in the U.S. through malicious firmware updates, primarily affecting rural and underserved communities. The episode also covers Microsoft Recall, which takes screenshots every few seconds on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs and is activated by default, with Windows Home users excluded from its encryption protections.
Key Takeaway: More than 600,000 routers went dark from a single firmware-level attack on infrastructure many rural and underserved communities depend on, and Recall's default-on screenshots can capture passwords and private messages on machines whose Home edition users get no encryption protection.

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Topics: OT / ICS & Critical Infrastructure
Mentions: CVE-2024-24919
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