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.
- lindsey@decipher.sc
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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).
Fake Error Messages Used in Lumma Stealer, RAT Attacks
Researchers have been tracking a social engineering technique in ongoing attacks where a pop-up message gives end users instructions to manually copy and paste a malicious script, leading to the deployment of malware.
Microsoft Delays Release of Controversial Recall Feature
The release of the Recall feature in Copilot Plus PCs will now be delayed on the heels of backlash from the security and privacy communities.
Deciphering AI: Unpacking the Impact on Cybersecurity
In this virtual Decipher event, we bring together industry experts to discuss the realistic challenges and practical use cases of AI in the cybersecurity space, and how defenders can approach AI risk management issues across their organizations.
Scattered Spider Targets SaaS Platforms For Data Exfiltration
The Scattered Spider threat group in recent months has been targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for data theft and leveraging virtualization platforms for persistence.
Ransomware Attacks Leverage Recent Critical PHP Flaw
A recently disclosed PHP argument injection flaw (CVE-2024-4577) is being used in ransomware attacks, according to threat researchers and CISA.