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July 18, 2024 14:00

It's best to just assume you’ve been involved in a data breach somehow

Telecommunications provider AT&T disclosed earlier this month that adversaries stole a cache of data that contained the phone numbers and call records of “nearly all” of its customers.

July 11, 2024 14:00

Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics

Even if a threat actor isn’t successful in some widespread breach that makes international headlines, even smaller-scale threats and actors are just hoping to cause chaos.

July 11, 2024 06:00

Impact of data breaches is fueling scam campaigns

Data breaches have become one of the most crucial threats to organizations across the globe, and they’ve only become more prevalent and serious over time.

July 10, 2024 12:00

15 vulnerabilities discovered in software development kit for wireless routers

Talos researchers discovered these vulnerabilities in the Jungle SDK while researching other vulnerabilities in the LevelOne WBR-6013 wireless router.

July 10, 2024 08:00

Hidden between the tags: Insights into spammers’ evasion techniques in HTML Smuggling

Talos is releasing a new list of CyberChef recipes that enable faster and easier reversal of encoded JavaScript code contained in the observed HTML attachments.

July 10, 2024 06:00

Inside the ransomware playbook: Analyzing attack chains and mapping common TTPs

Based on a comprehensive review of more than a dozen prominent ransomware groups, we identified several commonalities in TTPs, along with several notable differences and outliers.

July 9, 2024 14:01

Largest Patch Tuesday in 3 months includes 5 critical vulnerabilities

This is the largest Patch Tuesday since April, when Microsoft patched 150 vulnerabilities.

July 9, 2024 08:00

How do cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work?

In recent months, a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks has been observed, targeting cryptocurrency holders with sophisticated schemes aimed at tricking them into divulging their valuable credentials.

June 27, 2024 14:00

We’re not talking about cryptocurrency as much as we used to, but there are still plenty of scammers out there

A report in March found that 72% of cryptocurrency projects had died since 2020, with crypto trading platform FTX’s downfall taking out many of them in one fell swoop.