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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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Featured Articles

742 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

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.

Business Email Compromise

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.

Vmware

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.

Malware

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.

Vulnerability

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.

Justice Department