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July 26, 2018 11:06

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Samsung SmartThings Hub

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary Cisco Talos recently discovered several vulnerabilities present within the firmware of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. In accordance with our coordinated disclosure policy, Cisco Talos has w

June 26, 2018 11:00

Files Cannot Be Decrypted? Challenge Accepted. Talos Releases ThanatosDecryptor

This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Earl Carter and Andrew Williams. Executive summary Cisco Talos has analyzed Thanatos, a ransomware variant that is being distributed via multiple malware campaigns that have been conducted over the past few months. As a result of

June 12, 2018 14:58

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2018

Executive Summary Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 50 flaws, with 11 of them rated "critical," and 39 rated "im

May 15, 2018 09:51

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Vulnerabilities

Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Update 05/15/18: The CVE for TALOS-2018-0517 has been corrected below. Overview Today, Talos is releasing details of a new vulnerabilities within Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most popular and most feature-

April 17, 2018 10:59

Vulnerability Spotlight: Foscam IP Video Camera Firmware Recovery Unsigned Image Vulnerability

This vulnerability was discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary The Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera is a network-based camera that is marketed for a variety of uses, including as a home security monitoring device. Talos recently identified 32 vulnerabilities p

March 28, 2018 15:59

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1400 Series Devices

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Jared Rittle and Patrick DeSantis of Cisco Talos. Summary Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are marketed for use in a variety of different Industrial Control System (ICS) applications

March 28, 2018 14:26

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Nvidia D3D10 Driver Pixel Shader Vulnerabilities

Discovered by Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos Overview Today, Cisco Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities that exist within the Nvidia D3D10 driver. This driver is used throughout multiple GPU product lines available from Nvidia. This is a commonly used driver, and exploitat

March 26, 2018 10:45

Forgot About Default Accounts? No Worries, GoScanSSH Didn’t

This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Andrew Williams, and Alain Zidouemba.   Executive Summary During a recent Incident Response (IR) engagement, Talos identified a new malware family that was being used to compromise SSH servers exposed to the internet. This malwa

March 6, 2018 10:59

Gozi ISFB Remains Active in 2018, Leverages "Dark Cloud" Botnet For Distribution

This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin and Holger Unterbrink, with contributions from Adam Weller. Executive Summary Gozi ISFB is a well-known and widely distributed banking trojan, and has been in the threat landscape for the past several years. Banking trojans are