Introduction Last month’s Sensor Intel Series for March 2024 uncovered the explosion in traffic hunting for systems affected by CVE-2023-1389. The flaw which related to TP-Link Archer AX21 Wi-Fi routers has quickly become the new darling of threat actors looking to build out their DDoS botnets. No new signatures have been introduced this month. Instead,…
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‘This is materially different than the Dell model we had in the past. Previously we had a ‘meet in the channel’ model where Nutanix software and Dell hardware were brought together by a partner. This is different in the sense that Dell has now introduced a model that heretofore has only been reserved for [VMware]…
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LastPass announced it will start encrypting URLs stored in user vaults for enhanced privacy and protection against data breaches and unauthorized access. The vendor of the popular password manager also notes that this new security feature is a significant step towards reinforcing its commitment to implementing zero-knowledge architecture in the product, so it’s not just to protect…
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Microsoft’s announcement of the new AI-powered Windows 11 Recall feature has sparked a lot of concern, with many thinking that it has created massive privacy risks and a new attack vector that threat actors can exploit to steal data. Revealed during a Monday AI event, the feature is designed to help “recall” information you have…
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‘I still remember distinctly the first time Win32 was discussed … .Net, Azure. These are moments that I’ve marked my life with. And it just feels like we’re, yet again, at a moment like that,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in his keynote at Build 2024. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella declared “a golden…
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented threat group called Unfading Sea Haze that’s believed to have been active since 2018. The intrusion singled out high-level organizations in South China Sea countries, particularly military and government targets, Bitdefender said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “The investigation revealed a troubling trend…
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The company has already shifted to a ‘partner-first’ model and is now launching a three-tier program for solution and service providers, Silverfort Channel Chief Leslie Bois tells CRN. Silverfort announced its first formal channel program Wednesday as the identity security firm looks to work with partners to protect against the rising threat of identity-based attacks,…
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The company says the addition of the MSSP-focused Pillr platform ‘accelerates OpenText’s cybersecurity product road map.’ OpenText said Wednesday it has acquired the Pillr managed detection and response (MDR) platform from cybersecurity services powerhouse Novacoast. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition deal will see some employees joining OpenText along with the…
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The United States Department of Justice has dealt a blow to dark web drug traffickers by arresting a man alleged to operate the dark web drugs marketplace Incognito Market. According to a DOJ press release, the alleged operator of a darknet platform sold over $100 million worth of narcotics worldwide. 23-year-old Rui-Siang Lin (also known…
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A previously unknown threat actor dubbed “Unfading Sea Haze” has been targeting military and government entities in the South China Sea region since 2018, remaining undetected all this time. Bitdefender researchers who discovered the threat group report that its operations align with Chinese geo-political interests, focusing on intelligence collection and espionage. As is typical for…
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