Author Bio
Dennis Fisher
Editor
Dennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist and author. He is one of the co-founders of Decipher and Threatpost and has been writing about cybersecurity since 2000. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. He is the author of 2.5 novels and once met Shaq. Contact: dennis at decipher.sc.
Featured Articles
A New Chinese APT Takes the Stage
Active since at least 2022, UAT-7290 demonstrates a significant capacity for conducting deep-seated espionage while simultaneously functioning as an initial access group.
React2Shell Attacks Continue to Build
After a peak of more than 430,000 attack sessions in late December, daily volumes targeting React2Shell have stabilized in the 300,000 to 400,000 range.
IBM Warns of Critical Auth Bypass Bug in API Connect
IBM published updates for the affected versions of API Connect on Jan. 2., and urged organizations to update affected versions as soon as possible.
Serious MongoDB Flaw CVE-2025-14847 Under Exploitation
MongoDB disclosed the vulnerability (CVE-2025-14847) on Dec. 19 and a few days later, a public exploit for it appeared online.
Is Kevin McCallister the Greatest Hacker in Movie History?
There may not be any computers in Home Alone, but few movie characters embody the old-school hacker ethos like Kevin McCallister does.