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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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630 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Manjusaka Attack Framework Primed For Cybercriminal Adoption

The attack framework's C2 is freely available and its implants contain various credential theft capabilities.

Cybercrime

Qakbot Attack Uses Email Threads Hijacked From ProxyLogon Compromises

The Qakbot emails show the long tail of exploitation efforts against the Microsoft ProxyLogon flaw.

Malware, Email

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 7/29

Welcome to Source Code: Decipher's behind-the-scenes look at the weekly news with input from our sources.

Source Code, Podcast

Atlassian Confluence Hardcoded Credentials Bug Actively Exploited

Researchers urged impacted organizations to “take steps immediately to mitigate the vulnerability" in Atlassian's Confluence Server and Data Center.

Atlassian

Cyber Mercenary Leveraged Windows Zero Day in Subzero Malware Attack

Microsoft exposed an Austria-based private-sector offensive actor that has been observed both selling the Subzero malware to third parties, but also using its own infrastructure in some attacks.

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