Vulnerability Spotlight: Talos-2018-0694 - MKVToolNix mkvinfo...
Piotr Bania, Cory Duplantis and Martin Zeiser of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. OverviewToday, Cisco Talos is disclosing a vulnerability that we identified in the MKVToolNix mkvinfo utility...
View ArticleThreat Roundup for October 19 to October 26
Today, Talos is is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead,...
View ArticleGPlayed's younger brother is a banker — and it's after Russian banks
This blog post is authored by Vitor Ventura.IntroductionCisco Talos published its findings on a new Android trojan known as "GPlayed" on Oct. 11. At the time, we wrote that the trojan seemed to be in...
View ArticleTalos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review - 2018
IntroductionCisco Talos' Vulnerability Discovery Team investigates software and operating system vulnerabilities in order to discover them before malicious threat actors. We provide this information to...
View ArticleAnatomy of a sextortion scam
This blog was written by Jaeson Schultz.Since this July, attackers are increasingly spreading sextortion-type attacks across the internet. Cisco Talos has been investigating these campaigns over the...
View ArticleVulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Yi Technology Home Camera
Vulnerabilities Discovered by Lilith [x_x] of Cisco Talos.OverviewCisco Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities in the firmware of the Yi Technology Home Camera. In order to prevent the...
View ArticleTalos Vulnerability Deep Dive - TALOS-2018-0636 / CVE-2018-3971 Sophos...
Marcin Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability.IntroductionAfter disclosing two vulnerabilities in Sophos HitmanPro.Alert on Thursday, Cisco Talos will show you the process of developing an...
View ArticleCyberVets U.S.A.: The mission after transition
Christopher Marshall, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, currently serves as Director of Cybersecurity Research for Cisco Talos Intelligence Group.As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I’ve had the opportunity to...
View ArticleThreat Roundup for Oct. 26 to Nov. 2
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 26 and Nov. 02. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead,...
View ArticlePersian Stalker pillages Iranian users of Instagram and Telegram
This blog post is authored by Danny Adamatis, Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres, Vitor Ventura and with the contributions of Eric Kuhla.IntroductionState-sponsored actors have a number of different...
View ArticleMetamorfo Banking Trojan Keeps Its Sights on Brazil
This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres, and Vitor Ventura.Executive SummaryFinancially motivated cybercriminals have used banking trojans for years to steal...
View ArticleThreat Roundup for November 2 to November 9
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 02 and Nov. 09. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patch Tuesday — November 2018: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort...
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 53 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated...
View ArticleBeers with Talos Ep. #41: Sex, money and malware
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Ep. #41 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos:If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here.Ep. #41 show notes: Recorded...
View ArticleThreat Roundup for Nov. 9 to Nov. 16
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 09 and Nov. 16. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead,...
View ArticleVulnerability Spotlight: Multiple remote vulnerabilities in TP-Link TL-R600VPN
Vulnerabilities discovered by Carl Hurd and Jared Rittle of Cisco Talos.Cisco Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities in the TP-Link TL-R600VPN router. TP-Link produces a number of different types...
View ArticleWhat scams shoppers should look out for on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Every year, more and more Americans are taking care of their holiday shopping on Cyber Monday.Last year, consumers spent a record $6.59 billion during the annual online shopping day, an all-time...
View ArticleVulnerability Spotlight: Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in...
A member of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities.Executive summaryToday, Cisco Talos is disclosing three remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Atlantis Word Processor. Atlantis Word...
View ArticleBeers with Talos EP42: To the Moon, Everyone!
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Ep. #42 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos:If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here.Ep. #42 show notes: Recorded...
View ArticleDNSpionage Campaign Targets Middle East
This blog post was authored by Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres.Update 2018-11-27 15:30:00 EDT: A Russian-language document has been removed. Subsequent analysis leads us to believe it is unrelated...
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