Extensive Fraud Network Found Using Malicious Chrome Extensions
A long-running ad fraud campaign that was using more than 500 malicious Google Chrome extensions has been identified and halted...
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Dennis Fisher
Editor in ChiefDennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.
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Featured Articles
US Charges Chinese PLA Members in Equifax Breach
The Department of Justice indicted four members of China's People's Liberation Army in connection with the Equifax data breach...
For Whom the Bill Tolls: Encryption
A proposed bill by Sen. Lindsey Graham to prevent online child exploitation imagery could have a disastrous effect on...
The Short, Unhappy Lives of Five Zero Days
Google's Threat Analysis Group discovered one attacker exploiting five separate zero days in several applications last year, a highly unusual attack pattern.
Attackers Target Home Routers With DNS-Changing Hack
Attackers are compromising home routers and changing the DNS settings to redirect victims to a site serving malware.
APT41 Campaign Targeted Companies in 20 Countries
APT41, an attack group connected to China, has been running a broad campaign using public exploits and flaws to target companies in 20 countries.
Buffer Overflow in Memcached Fixed
A buffer overflow in the memcached tool has been patched after a public disclosure of the details and proof-of-concept exploit code.
Unpatched Windows Flaws Under Active Attack
Two new Windows vulnerabilities related to the Adobe Type Manager library are being exploited in targeted attacks.