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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3 Things We Still Don’t Know About the XZ Backdoor
The XZ Utils backdoor was a very subtle operation that took several years to pull off, and while some of the technical details are
CISA Releases Cyber Incident Reporting Rule Draft
CISA has laid out the proposed details of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).
CISA: Threat Actors Targeting Unitronics Devices Used in Water Facilities
CISA is urging water facilities in the critical infrastructure sector to change the default passwords on their Unitronics devices and disconnect them from the internet after a water treatment facility in Pennsylvania was hit by a cyberattack.
International Operation Leads to Ransomware Ringleader Arrest
In a series of raids across Ukraine, the agencies apprehended several individuals that allegedly belong to the group, which has encrypted over 250 servers and cost large corporations several hundreds of millions of euros.
Ardent Health Services Impacted By Ransomware Attack
On the heels of a ransomware attack, Ardent said facilities are rescheduling elective procedures and diverting some emergency room patients to other local hospitals until systems are back online.
Stealthy Malware Leverages MQTT Protocol in Spam Campaigns
Researchers observed thousands of spam emails delivering the WailingCrab malware that were sent to targets in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
CISA Warns of Widespread Exploitation of Citrix Bleed Flaw
Citrix is urging impacted customers to update, but also recommends that they remove any active or persistent sessions and look for patterns of suspicious session use.