Threat Roundup for August 10-17
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between August 10 and August 17. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highligh
Blocking Cryptocurrency Mining Using Cisco Security Products
Cisco Talos is releasing a whitepaper addressing Cryptocurrency mining and all the ways to block it using Cisco Security products. The value of cryptocurrencies has fluctuated wildly, but the value is still high enough to garner a lot of attention, both legitimate and malicious.
Vulnerability Spotlight: Foxit PDF Reader JavaScript Remote Code Execution Vulns
Overview Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos. Talos is disclosing a pair of vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader. Foxit PDF Reader is a popular free program for viewing, creating, and editing PDF documents. It is commonly used as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
Vulnerability Spotlight: VMWare Workstation DoS Vulnerability
Discovered by a member of Cisco Talos.Today, Talos is disclosing a vulnerability in VMWare Workstation that could result in Denial of Service. VMWare Workstation is a widely used virtualization platform designed to run alongside a normal operating system, allowing users to use b
Gandcrab Ransomware Walks its Way onto Compromised Sites
This blog post authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Nick Lister and Christopher Marczewski. Despite the recent decline in the prevalence of ransomware in the threat landscape, Cisco Talos has been monitoring the now widely distributed ransomware called Gandcrab. Gand
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Issues in Foxit PDF Reader
Overview Talos is disclosing five vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader. Foxit PDF Reader is a popular free program for viewing, creating, and editing PDF documents. It is commonly used as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader and has a widely used browser plugin available. Updat
Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Advanced Actors Target Smart Install Client
Update: 4/9 Cisco PSIRT has released additional guidance available here. Cisco has recently become aware of specific advanced actors targeting Cisco switches by leveraging a protocol misuse issue in the Cisco Smart Install Client. Several incidents in multiple countries, includi
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - March 2018
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - March 2018 Today, 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 74 new vulnerabilities, with 14 of them rated cri
Vulnerability Spotlight: Tinysvcmdns Multi-label DNS DoS Vulnerability
Overview Talos is disclosing a single NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the tinysvcmdns library. Tinysvcmdns is a tiny MDNS responder implementation for publishing services. This is essentially a mini and embedded version of Avahi or Bonjour. Details Discovered by Cla