NetCAT Attack Can Leak Data From Some Intel Processors
A new attack that exploits a weakness in the DDIO feature of some Intel chips can leak sensitive data, including SSH keystrokes.
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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
Money for Nothing: Ransomware Plagues Local Governments
Ransomware infections have crippled local governments in several states recently, a trend that shows no signs of abating.
Long-Running Attack Campaign Targeted iPhones
Researchers from Google Project Zero uncovered a multiyear campaign that targeted iPhones with sophisticated exploit chains...
‘We Have to Stop Selling Fear’
CISA Director Christopher Krebs urged the security community to move past selling based on fear.
Emotet Malware Reawakens
The Emotet malware has come back to life after several months of inactivity over the summer.
LastPass Fixes Bug That Leaked User Credentials
A flaw in the LastPass browser extension for Chrome and Opera could leak the credential used on the previous site.
Simjacker Attack Exploits Deep-Seated Weakness in Phones
The newly disclosed Simjacker attack allows a remote attacker to track a mobile device by exploiting a weakness deep within many phones.
Decipher Podcast: Parker Thompson
Dennis Fisher talks with Parker Thompson of Cyber Independent Testing Lab about the group's IoT security study.