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).
Microsoft Azure Outage Stemmed From DDoS Defense Error
Microsoft said that a global outage of its Azure service on Tuesday was exacerbated by “an error” in its response to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Basta Ransomware Operator Tactics Undergo ‘Notable Shift’
UNC4393, a top Basta ransomware operator, has switched its initial access vector, showing the ongoing influences in the threat landscape a year after the Qakbot malware takedown.
Ransomware Groups Exploit VMware ESXi Flaw
The VMware ESXi flaw gives threat actors full administrative permissions on domain-joined hypervisors.
Daggerfly APT Group Attacks Showcase Updated Tools
A known APT espionage group known as Daggerfly has updated its toolset in a number of recent attacks against organizations in Taiwan, as well as a U.S. non-governmental organization in China.
CISA Warns of Phishing Attempts During CrowdStrike, Microsoft Outage Chaos
In a Friday statement, CISA said that it has observed threat actors taking advantage of the massive global outages, linked to a faulty CrowdStrike update, for phishing “and other malicious activity.”