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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

Chainalysis: Ransomware Payment Sizes Spike in 2024

2024 is on track to be a record year for ransomware payment sizes - but the good news is overall, ransomware victims are paying ransoms less often.

Ransomware

APT42 Intensifies Phishing Campaigns Against U.S., Israeli Targets

In the past six months, the U.S. and Israel made up 60 percent of APT42’s known geographic targeting, according to new research.

Phishing

Microsoft Fixes Six Actively Exploited Bugs

Overall, Microsoft fixed dozens of vulnerabilities in its August patch Tuesday updates.

Microsoft

Exploit Code Available For Critical Ivanti vTM Bug

Ivanti has fixed a critical-severity flaw in its Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM), which if exploited could enable attackers to bypass authentication and create a user with administrator privileges.

Vulnerability

FBI Disrupts Radar/Dispossessor Ransomware Group

The FBI has disrupted a ransomware operation called Radar/Dispossessor, which has targeted at least 43 companies by leveraging weak passwords with a lack of two-factor authentication.

Ransomware