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September 8, 2026 06:01

ClearFake WebDAV infection chain delivers Amatera stealer, ZigCryptoStealer, and NetSupport Manager

We assess with moderate confidence that the attacks are not targeted at a particular organization, but are a part of a cryptocurrency and credentials-stealing operation using the Amatera stealer as the primary payload.

August 4, 2026 06:00

“Keep going, bro. You’ve got this!” A data-driven look at how adversaries are weaponizing AI

Talos has collected prompt logs from threat actor endpoints running various applications, such as Claude Code, CodeX, Cursor, or Gemini. This blog is an analysis of the ways we've seen bad actors leveraging cloud-based AI.

July 7, 2026 06:00

UAT-7810 continues building ORB networks using new malware

Talos’ latest findings on UAT-7810 indicate that the threat actor continues to develop their custom-made malware.

June 25, 2026 06:00

Introduction to COM usage by Windows threats

Component Object Model (COM) is a fundamental Windows technology used by legitimate applications for object activation, inter-process communication, automation and language-independent component reuse. Those same qualities make it useful to threat actors.

October 16, 2025 06:00

BeaverTail and OtterCookie evolve with a new Javascript module

Cisco Talos has uncovered a new attack linked to Famous Chollima, a threat group aligned with North Korea (DPRK).

August 12, 2025 15:39

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2025, which includes 111 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 13 that Microsoft marked as “critical”.

June 18, 2025 06:00

Famous Chollima deploying Python version of GolangGhost RAT

Learn how the North Korean-aligned Famous Chollima is using the a new Python-based RAT, "PylangGhost," to target cryptocurrency and blockchain jobseekers in a campaign affecting users primarily in India.

December 19, 2024 06:04

Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers

This post is the result of research into the real-world application of the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique along with Cisco Talos’ series of posts about  malicious Windows drivers.

October 17, 2024 06:00

UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants

Cisco Talos has observed a new wave of attacks active since at least late 2023, from a Russian speaking group we track as “UAT-5647”, against Ukrainian government entities and unknown Polish entities