Threat Roundup for September 3 to September 10
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 3 and Sept. 10. 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
Talos Takes Ep. #67: What a leaked playbook tells us about the Conti ransomware group
By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. There's a lot to take apart in the recently leaked Conti ransomware playbook. After a disgruntled m
Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 9, 2021)
Good afternoon, Talos readers. The biggest security news this week is no doubt another Microsoft zero-day. On the heels of PrintNightmare and multiple Exchange Server vulnerabilities comes a code execution vulnerability in MSHTML, the rendering engine in Internet Explorer. We h
Talos release protection against zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) in Microsoft MSHTML
Cisco Talos released new SNORT® rules Thursday to protect against the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft MSHTML that the company warns is being actively exploited in the wild. Users are encouraged to deploy SIDs 58120 – 58129, Snort 3 SID 300049 and ClamAV sig
Vulnerability Spotlight: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Ribbonsoft dxflib library
Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Ribbonsoft’s dxflib library that could lead to code execution. The dxflib library is a C++ library utilized by digital desig
Threat Roundup for August 27 to September 3
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3. 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
Talos Takes Ep. #66: Dude, where's my bandwidth?
The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. “Proxyware” sounds like a complicated topic that you’re too afraid to ask about. But really, it’s just software that all
Beers with Talos, Ep. #109: We have not secured our society — Or, working out a conference talk in realtime
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 109 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Most of the Beers with Talos guys got a chance to take a summer vacation after the last episode
Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 2, 2021)
Good afternoon, Talos readers. If you haven't seen already, our blog has a lot of cool and new stuff this week. We first dove into the world of proxyware on Tuesday (aka internet-sharing applications). Attackers are hiding in this newly popular software to steal users'