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March 2, 2021 07:00

Vulnerability Spotlight: Memory corruption vulnerability in Accusoft ImageGear

Emmanuel Tacheau discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Accusoft ImageGear contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to corrupt the software's memory, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine. The ImageGear library is

February 26, 2021 15:09

Threat Roundup for February 19 to February 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. 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

February 26, 2021 10:57

Talos Takes Ep. #42: Seriously folks, save your logs

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. When Pierre Cadieux steps into a Cisco Talos Incident Response engagement, the first thing he wants to do is check out t

February 25, 2021 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 25, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. We all think of APTs as these wide-reaching, silent threat groups who are backed by a nation-state. But our recent research into Gamaredon shows that not all APTs are created equal. We’ve spotted this actor car

February 25, 2021 11:34

Beers with Talos Ep. #101: Is security the career you really want?

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 101 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Jan. 22, 2020 – We get a lot of questions in Talos about HOW to get a

February 24, 2021 13:13

Vulnerability Spotlight: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Slic3r could lead to information disclosure

Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Slic3r's library. Slic3r is an open-source 3-D printing toolbox, mainly utilized for translating assorted 3-D printing m

February 23, 2021 07:59

Gamaredon - When nation states don’t pay all the bills

By Warren Mercer and Vitor Ventura. Update 02/22: The IOC section has been updated * Gamaredon is a threat actor, active since at least 2013, that has long been associated with pro-Russian activities in several reports throughout the years. It is extremely aggressive and is us

February 19, 2021 18:07

Threat Roundup for February 12 to February 19

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 12 and Feb. 19. 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

February 18, 2021 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 18, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. Whether you want to read Talos’ research or listen to it, we’ve got plenty of options for you this week. Beers with Talos hit its 100th episode last week. To celebrate, we brought Nigel back out of retirement t