New Threat Group Targets Middle Eastern Telcos
A new attack group named ShroudedSnooper is targeting telecom providers in Middle Eastern countries with custom tools called...
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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
U.S., U.K. Hit Trickbot Group With Fresh Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury and the U.K. government have sanctioned 11 alleged members of the Trickbot group and say the...
Analyzing the Qakbot Disruption
Decipher editors Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch discuss the FBI's disruption of the Qakbot malware operation and...
Wyden, Rubio Ask CISA to Assess Threat From Foreign VPN Services
Two senators have asked the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to look into the national security threat from foreign-based VPNs.
Q&A: David Scott Lewis
David Scott Lewis was the model for the David Lightman character in WarGames, a true hacker classic.
Safari Removing Do Not Track Support
Apple is eliminating the Do Not Track feature from its Safari browser in version 12.1 and making several other security and privacy changes, as well.
Deciphering Live Free or Die Hard
Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey and Pete Baker break down Live Free or Die Hard in all its hacking glory.
Mac Malware Looks to Steal Browser Cookies for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The CookieMiner malware has the ability to steal browser cookies, install a cryptominer, and credentials for cryptocurrency exchanges.