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June 30, 2022 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (June 30, 2022) — AI voice cloning is somehow more scary than deepfake videos

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. We took a week off for summer vacation but are back in the thick of security things now. My first exposure to deepfake videos was when Jordan Peele worked with BuzzFeed News to produce this video of former Presiden

June 30, 2022 13:40

Vulnerability Spotlight: Command injection vulnerabilities in Robustel cellular router

Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered four vulnerabilities in the Robustel R1510 industrial cellular router. The R1510 is a portable router that shares 2G, 3G and 4G wireless internet access. It

June 16, 2022 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (June 16, 2022) — Three top takeaways from Cisco Live

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. I’m still decompressing from Cisco Live and the most human interaction I’ve had in a year and a half. But after spending a few days on the show floor and interacting with everyone, there are a few things that stand

June 15, 2022 15:10

Vulnerability Spotlight: Vulnerabilities in Anker Eufy Homebase could lead to code execution, authentication bypass

Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered three vulnerabilities in the Anker Eufy Homebase 2. The Eufy Homebase 2 is the video storage and networking gateway that works with Anker’s Eufy Smarthome ecos

June 9, 2022 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (June 9, 2022) — Get ready for Cisco Live

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Another week, another conference. We’re heading a few miles southeast from San Francisco to Las Vegas for Cisco Live. I hope everyone had a safe, healthy and enjoyable RSA, but the fun isn’t over just yet. We’ve go

June 9, 2022 08:16

Talos EMEA monthly update: Business email compromise

The latest edition of the Talos EMEA Monthly Update is available now on Cisco.com and Cisco's YouTube page. You can also view the episode in its entirety above. For June, Hazel and Martin got together to discuss business email compromise. BEC has quickly become the most lucr

June 2, 2022 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (June 2, 2022) — An RSA Conference primer

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Many of you readers may be gearing up for a West Coast swing over the next few weeks through San Francisco and Las Vegas for RSA and Cisco Live, respectively. And we’re right behind you! Talos will have plenty of r

May 31, 2022 09:00

Researcher Spotlight: Martin Lee, EMEAR lead, Talos Strategic Communications

Who knew you could connect Moses to threat intelligence? When the security community usually thinks about the origins of cybersecurity and threat intelligence, the conversation may quickly center around the codebreakers in World War II or the Creeper software developed in the 19

May 26, 2022 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (May 26, 2022) — BlackByte adds itself to the grocery list of big game hunters

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Given the recent tragedies in the U.S., I don’t feel it’s appropriate to open by being nostalgic or trying to be witty — let’s just stick to some security news this week. The one big thing The BlackByte ransomwar