Cisco Talos Blog

August 31, 2023 14:00

New open-source infostealer, and reflections on 2023 so far

A new open-source information stealer called ‘SapphireStealer’ has been observed across public malware repositories with increasing frequency. Plus, watch a new series of videos on the year so far in the threat landscape.

August 24, 2023 14:00

Years into these games’ histories, attackers are still creating “Fortnite” and “Roblox”-related scams

The latest activity from Lazarus Groups, .gov domains scamming people out of "V-Bucks" and more in this week's edition.

August 17, 2023 14:00

Recapping the top stories from Black Hat and DEF CON

Unsurprisingly, it seems like AI was the talk of the town.

August 10, 2023 14:00

Reflecting on supply chain attacks halfway through 2023

With BlackHat and “Hacker Summer Camp” going on over the next few weeks, this seems like the right time to step back and reflect on what’s happened so far this year.

August 3, 2023 14:00

Previewing Talos at BlackHat 2023

Cisco Talos will be well-represented at BlackHat and DEF CON over the course of the next few weeks with a slew of presentations, demos and appearances to speak to the security community.

July 27, 2023 14:00

Every company has its own version of ChatGPT now

Meta most recently entered the AI race with Llama 2, an open-source version of their chatbot. IBM has also re-branded its watson tool (formerly known as capital “W” Watson who was really good at “Jeopardy”) to be a ChatGPT-like.

July 20, 2023 14:00

The federal government’s cybersecurity policies are falling into place just in time to be stalled again

Last week, the Biden administration released its formal roadmap for its national cybersecurity initiative meant to encourage greater investment in cybersecurity and strengthen the U.S.’s critical infrastructure security (and more).

July 13, 2023 14:00

QR codes are relevant again for everyone from diners to threat actors

QR codes have always served as a way for bad actors to spread malware or even your friendly neighborhood prankster to share Rick Astley’s most famous music video.

July 6, 2023 14:00

DDoS attacks want to make sure you haven’t forgotten about them

The economic damage of DDoS attacks is tough to measure — who can really say how much money Blizzard missed out on by not having players in “Diablo IV” for a few hours spending money on microtransactions or choosing to buy the game?