CISA Emergency Directive Orders Mitigations After Microsoft Breach
The U.S. government has made public an emergency directive that it issued last week for federal agencies, ordering them to take
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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch
Executive EditorLindsey 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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CISA Releases Cyber Incident Reporting Rule Draft
CISA has laid out the proposed details of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).
Decipher Podcast: Source Code 3/25
This week's Source Code podcast by Decipher takes a look behind the scenes at top news with input from our sources.
North Korean Actors Exploited Chrome Flaw to Target U.S. Orgs
Google researchers have detailed campaigns by two North Korean government-backed groups that exploited a now-fixed Chrome flaw to target organizations across various industries.
Lapsus$ Group Uses ‘Unique Blend’ of Social Engineering, Identity-Centric Tactics
The Lapsus$ group, which most recently claimed breaches of Microsoft and Okta, relies on several tactics used less frequently by other threat groups.
Microsoft Confirms Hack by Lapsus$ Group
Microsoft has confirmed that the Lapsus$ group gained "limited" access after the group leaked Bing, Bing Maps and Cortana source code.
FBI: AvosLocker Ransomware Hitting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service is spread via ProxyShell exploits and spam email messages, and in some cases attackers threaten DDoS attacks during negotiations.