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Dennis Fisher

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Dennis 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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ObliqueRAT Delivered Via Rigged Image Files

The ObliqueRAT malware is now being delivered through malicious image files hosted on compromised websites.

Malware

Attackers Continue to Target Accellion FTA Flaws

Attackers are exploiting four vulnerabilities in the Accellion File Transfer Appliance, weeks after patches were released.

Cisa, Vulnerability

SolarWinds Hack Leads to Calls for Confidential Data Sharing

Confidential threat intelligence sharing could help prevent the next large-scale intrusions, tech executives say.

Solarwinds, Government

Visibility, Cooperation Needed to Counter ICS Threats

Better visibility into ICS environments and increased cooperation between the private sector and government are key to defeating emerging threat actors.

ICS Security, Government

Mystery Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Macs

The Silver Sparrow malware is targeting Macs, including those with the M1 chip, but is not delivering a payload.

Macos, Apple