Talos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review — 2020
While major attacks like ransomware and COVID-19-themed campaigns made headlines across the globe this year, many attacks were prevented through simple practices of finding, disclosing and patching vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos' Systems Vulnerability Research Team discovered
Threat Roundup for December 11 to December 18
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 11 and Dec. 18. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting k
Threat Roundup for December 4 to December 11
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke
Threat Roundup for November 27 to December 4
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 27 and Dec. 4. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke
Threat Roundup for November 13 to November 20
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 13 and Nov. 20. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting k
Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor
Nikhil Hegde developed this tool. Weak encryption The Nibiru ransomware is a .NET-based malware family. It traverses directories in the local disks, encrypts files with Rijndael-256 and gives them a .Nibiru extension. Rijndael-256 is a secure encryption algorithm. However, Ni
Threat Roundup for November 6 to November 13
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 6 and Nov. 13. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke
Threat Roundup for October 30 to November 6
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke
Threat Roundup for October 23 to October 30
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 23 and Oct. 30. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting k