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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

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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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Featured Articles

742 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Apache Fixes OFBiz Remote Code Execution Flaw

Apache has issued a fix in OFBiz (Open For Business) that addresses an unauthenticated remote code execution bug.

Apache

Russian GRU Unit Linked to Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Several U.S. government agencies issued a new advisory Thursday warning of global cyber operations by threat actors that they affiliated with Unit 29155 of the GRU.

Russia

New Backdoor Linked to Earth Lusca Threat Group

Researchers have uncovered a new backdoor called KTLVdoor, which is written in the Go language, has versions for targeting Windows and Linux and is linked back to Chinese-speaking threat actor Earth Lusca.

Malware

FTC: Verkada Must Create Security Program After Breaches

Security camera firm Verkada must develop and implement a security program after the company was hit with two separate security incidents in 2020 and 2021.

FTC

APT29 Watering Hole Attacks Used Spyware Exploits

The Russian-backed APT29 group was seen using the same iOS and Google Chrome exploits as commercial surveillanceware vendors NSO Group and Intellexa.

Spyware