Heat, Kelso and the Hacker Mindset
In the 1995 classic Heat, the character Kelso is an old-school hacker with a background as a DARPA scientist who uses his
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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
Operation Endgame Targets Trickbot, IcedID, Other Botnets in Huge Disruption
Europol and other agencies disrupted several major malware families, including IcedID, Bymblebess, Trickbot, and Smokeloader in an
AI Security ‘Is a Software Problem’
Securing AI systems and LLMs seems like a daunting task, but experts say the same principles that apply to software security can
‘Marriages of Convenience’ Between State Actors and Cybercriminals Provide Cover for Both
U.S. authorities warn that cooperative efforts between state-sponsored actors and cybercrime groups make life more difficult for defenders and law enforcement.
Pair of Serious Flaws Patched in BIND 9
A pair of serious vulnerabilities have been fixed in the widely deployed BIND 9 DNS server.
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 HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop.
Iranian Threat Group Targets Cloud With Password Spraying Attacks
An Iran state-backed group called Peach Sandstorm is using password spraying attacks to target cloud environments in organizations across many industries.
Microsoft Warns of Teams-Based Phishing Campaign
Microsoft is warning enterprises about a recent Teams-based phishing campaign operated by a developing thrat group known as Storm-0342.