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May 26, 2018 15:21

Threat Roundup for May 18-25

Welcome to Cisco Talos' weekly Threat Roundup, where we go over some of the most prevalent malware and vulnerabilities we've seen over the past week. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the thr

May 23, 2018 09:00

New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide

For several months, Talos has been working with public- and private-sector threat intelligence partners and law enforcement in researching an advanced, likely state-sponsored or state-affiliated actor's widespread use of a sophisticated modular malware system we call "VP

May 11, 2018 15:48

Threat Roundup for May 04 - 11

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 4 and May 11. 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 highlighting key

May 4, 2018 16:10

Threat Round Up for April 27 to May 04

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 27 and May 4. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. We'll summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral

April 27, 2018 15:40

Threat Roundup for April 20-27

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 20 and 27. 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 key b

April 19, 2018 11:35

Updates for BASS

This blog post was authored by Jonas Zaddach and Mariano Graziano. Cisco Talos has rolled out a series of improvements to the BASS open-source framework aimed at speeding up its ability to provide coverage for new malware families. Talos released BASS, (pronounced "bæs"

April 13, 2018 16:11

Threat Roundup for April 6 - 13

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 6 and 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 key be

April 11, 2018 12:15

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities

Discovered by Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos Overview Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities identified in Simple DirectMedia Layer's SDL2_Image library that could allow code execution. Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide

April 11, 2018 11:00

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Computerinsel PhotoLine PSD Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos Overview Today, Cisco Talos is disclosing a vulnerability within Computerinsel PhotoLine's PSD-parsing functionality. Photoline is an image processing tool used to modify and edit images, as well as other graphic-related material. Th