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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Executive Editor

Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch is an award-winning journalist who strives to shed light on how security issues impact not only businesses and defenders on the front line, but also the daily lives of consumers.

In her previous position at Threatpost, Lindsey covered all aspects of the cybersecurity industry - from data privacy regulatory efforts to the evolution of underground cybercriminal marketplaces. Prior to that, Lindsey specialized in writing about microprocessors, enterprise business technology and the Internet of Things at CRN. In Lindsey’s spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and traveling.

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Featured Articles

701 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Microsoft Spoofing Flaw Exploited in Infostealer Attacks

More details have emerged about attacks leveraging the Microsoft flaw that was disclosed and patched last week.

Exploit

AT&T: Threat Actors Compromised ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone, Text Records

AT&T said threat actors had accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform and were able to exfiltrate customer call and text records.

Data Breach

SSH-Snake Tool Used in Data Exfiltration Attacks

A new threat actor is finding success in relying on open-source software (OSS) security tools and a networking mapping tool called SSH-Snake in its campaigns.

Open Source

Citrix Warns of Critical NetScaler Console Flaw

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Citrix are urging users and administrators to apply updates for the flaw.

Citrix

US, Australian Governments: APT40 Poses Ongoing Threat

APT40 has jumped on these flaws days or even hours within public release, warned a new advisory by CISA, the Australian government and others.

Apt40