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).
Critical Apache HugeGraph Flaw Under Attack
Exploit attempts peaked between June 29 and July 6, when researchers said they saw “several thousands on some days.”
Microsoft Spoofing Flaw Exploited in Infostealer Attacks
More details have emerged about attacks leveraging the Microsoft flaw that was disclosed and patched last week.
AT&T: Threat Actors Compromised ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone, Text Records
AT&T said threat actors had accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform and were able to exfiltrate customer call and text records.
SSH-Snake Tool Used in Data Exfiltration Attacks
A new threat actor is finding success in relying on open-source software (OSS) security tools and a networking mapping tool called SSH-Snake in its campaigns.
Citrix Warns of Critical NetScaler Console Flaw
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Citrix are urging users and administrators to apply updates for the flaw.