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).
BEC, Credential Theft Attacks Spoof U.S. Government Agencies
Attackers are targeting U.S. organizations with phishing emails spoofing U.S. government entities and private sector companies.
VMware Fixes Critical ESXi, Workstation and Fusion Flaws
Two of the more severe flaws could each allow attackers with local administrative privileges on virtual machines to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
New Malware Variant Deployed in ScreenConnect Flaw Exploits
“The list of threat actors utilizing the ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1709 for initial access is growing," researchers say.
JetBrains Fixes TeamCity Authentication Bypass Flaws
The flaws, which exist in all TeamCity on-premises versions through 2023.11.3, have been fixed in version 2023.11.4.
DoJ Charges Iranian After Campaigns Targeting U.S. Defense Contractors
An Iranian national has been charged over a cyberattack that attempted to compromise both private sector companies and U.S. government entities, including the Treasury Department and State Department.