Threat Roundup for July 9 to July 16
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between July 9 and July 16. 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
Talos Takes Ep: #61: SideCopy sounds so familiar, but I just can't put my finger on it...
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. Asheer Malhotra of Talos Outreach has spent the past few months tracking APTs all along the same line. APT 36, aka Trans
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in D-LINK DIR-3040
Dave McDaniel discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the D-LINK DIR-3040 wireless router. The DIR-3040 is an AC3000-based wireless internet router. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to carry
Threat Source newsletter (July 15, 2021)
Good afternoon, Talos readers. The value of cryptocurrency is all over the place. Elon Musk's tweets can send Dogecoin rising and falling. And Monero, the most popular currency for cryptominers, has gone all over the place this year. So does that have any effect on the rate
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Advantech R-SeeNet
The Talos vulnerability research team discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Advantech R-SeeNet monitoring software. R-SeeNet is the software system used for monitoring Advantech routers. It continu
Following the Money: Comparing cryptocurrency value to illicit mining activity
By Nick Biasini In the age of meme stocks, Robinhood and Elon Musk's tweets influencing the global economy, cryptocurrency mining has not seemed as fringe as it once did. Mining has been around as long as these crytocurrencies have, but only really started to gather the att
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for July 2021 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
By Jon Munshaw, with contributions from Jaeson Schultz. Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 117 vulnerabilities across its suite of products, by far the most in a month this year. Today’s Patch Tuesday includes three vulnerabilities that Microsoft
Threat Roundup for July 2 to July 9
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between July 2 and July 9. 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
Talos Takes Ep. #60: Everything you need to know about the Kaseya situation
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. In this special "XL edition" of Talos Takes, we're bringing you the audio version of our