A secondhand account of the worst possible timing for a scammer to strike
Cybercriminals are abusing Advanced Installer, a legitimate Windows tool used for creating software packages, to drop cryptocurrency-mining malware on infected machines, new Cisco Talos research shows.
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.
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.
Recapping the top stories from Black Hat and DEF CON
Unsurprisingly, it seems like AI was the talk of the town.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.