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...
Decipher Podcast: Wade Baker and David Severski
Wade Baker and David Severski of the Cyentia Institute join Dennis Fisher to discuss the findings from their new Information Risk Insights Study into the risk and cost of security breaches across industries.
New Security Tools Added to Google’s Advanced Protection
Google is turning on its Play Protect app scanning feature automatically and changing which apps can be installed on Android devices associated with Advanced Protection Program accounts.
For Ransomware, Nighttime is the Right Time
Ransomware attackers tend to deploy their payloads at night and on weekends, when IT resources are scarce and security teams may be less active.
Decipher Podcast: Jo Van Bulck
Jo Van Bulck of KU Leuven joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the new load value injection attacks on processors.
VMware Patches Critical Flaw That Allows Guest Escape
A critical flaw in VMware Fusion and Workstation could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the host from the guest.