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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

649 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

MacOS Attackers Likely to Abuse Go-Based Cobalt Strike Variant

Researchers warn that a Go-based implementation of Cobalt Strike beacons, called "Geacon," is lucrative for threat actors in attacks targeting macOS.

Macos, Cobalt Strike

U.S. Hits Alleged Key Ransomware Actor With Charges, Sanctions

The Russian national allegedly used three well-known ransomware variants - LockBit, Babuk and Hive - to target critical infrastructure victims.

Ransomware, Lockbit, Hive

Microsoft Azure Serial Console Abused in UNC3944 Attacks

An UNC3944 attack highlights how threat actors can abuse legitimate cloud resources for various purposes after compromising the Azure administrator's account.

Azure, Azure AD, Microsoft

Newly Discovered Backdoor Used in Lancefly APT Attacks

A "powerful" backdoor has been uncovered in highly targeted, intel-gathering APT attacks.

APT, Backdoors

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 5/12

Welcome back to Source Code, Decipher's weekly news wrap podcast with input from our sources.

Source Code, Podcast