Cisco Talos Blog

September 6, 2024 06:00

Vulnerability in Tencent WeChat custom browser could lead to remote code execution

While this issue was disclosed and patched in the V8 engine in June 2023, the WeChat Webview component was not updated, and still remained vulnerable when Talos reported it to the vendor.

August 1, 2024 08:00

APT41 likely compromised Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute with ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike

ShadowPad, widely considered the successor of PlugX, is a modular remote access trojan (RAT) only seen sold to Chinese hacking groups.

June 21, 2024 08:00

Unveiling SpiceRAT: SneakyChef's latest tool targeting EMEA and Asia

The new remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed SpiceRAT was used by the threat actor SneakyChef in a recent campaign targeting government agencies in EMEA and Asia.

June 21, 2024 08:00

SneakyChef espionage group targets government agencies with SugarGh0st and more infection techniques

Cisco Talos recently discovered an ongoing campaign from SneakyChef, a newly discovered threat actor using SugarGh0st malware, as early as August 2023.

February 20, 2024 08:00

Astaroth, Mekotio & Ousaban abusing Google Cloud Run in LATAM-focused malware campaigns

Since September 2023, we have observed a significant increase in the volume of malicious emails leveraging the Google Cloud Run service to infect potential victims with banking trojans.

November 30, 2023 08:00

New SugarGh0st RAT targets Uzbekistan government and South Korea

Cisco Talos recently discovered a malicious campaign that likely started as early as August 2023, delivering a new remote access trojan (RAT) we dubbed “SugarGh0st.”