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Dennis Fisher

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Dennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.

He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.

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LastPass Says Attacker Accessed Customer Data

LastPass says an attacker used information stolen during a previous intrusion to gain access to a cloud storage service and obtain customer data.

Password Security

Google Exposes Heliconia Exploit Framework Targeting Chrome, Firefox, Windows

Google's Threat Analysis Group has exposed a new exploit framework called Heliconia that may have been used to exploit zero days in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows.

Google, Spyware

New Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Asia, US

A newly discovered cyber espionage campaign from a Chinese threat actor is targeting Asian and US organizations with self-replicating malware called MISTCLOAK.

Malware

Google Patches Heap Overflow Zero Day in Chrome

Google has updated Chrome on the desktop and Android to address a zero day that is being exploited in the wild.

Google, Zero Day

Q&A: Dan Lorenc

Dan Lorenc discusses the rise of software supply chain security threats, the value of accurate asset inventory, and how companies are addressing these challenges.

Supply Chain Security