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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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1118 articles by Dennis Fisher

Apple Patches iOS Zero Day, TCC Bypass in macOS

Apple has patched a zero day in WebKit that has been exploited in the wild, as well as a serious security bypass bug in macOS.

Apple

Attackers Deploy New IcedID Variant

Two threat groups have been identified deploying a new variant of the IcedID malware, which often is seen in conjunction with Emotet.

Malware

Chinese APT Group Hits Middle East Telecoms

A Chinese APT team has targeted telecom providers in the Middle East with a campaign that may be lined to the Operation Soft Cell actors.

China

New Threat Actor Hits Ukrainian Agencies

A previously unknown APT is targeting Ukrainian government agencies with malware known as PowerMagic and CommonMagic.

APT, Ukraine

Six Flaws Fixed in libcurl 8

Version 8 of libcurl has been released, patching six vulnerabilities, including an authentication bypass.

Vulnerabilities