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).
Emotet Malware Returns in High-Volume Email Campaign
Hundreds of thousands of email distributing Emotet reveal significant changes to the malware's tactics and payloads.
U.S. DoD Struggles With Cyber Incident Reporting Gaps
A watchdog report highlighted weaknesses in the Department of Defense's cyber incident reporting procedures, particularly for the critical defense industrial base sector.
Stealthy BatLoader Malware Seen in Dozens of Attacks
VMware researchers said the malware has appeared in at least 43 infections that have primarily targeted business services, financial services, manufacturing and education organizations.
U.S. Justice Department Charges LockBit Ransomware Suspect
A 33-year-old dual Russian and Canadian national was arrested this week for allegedly participating in LockBit ransomware attacks.
Threat Actors Abuse InterPlanetary File System Protocol to Spread Malware
Threat actors leveraged an emerging distributed file storage protocol in attacks deploying a Python-based information stealer called Hannabi Grabber.