Threat Roundup for February 26 to March 5
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 26 and March 5. 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. #43: What you should know about the Microsoft Exchange Server zero-days
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. We put this episode together quickly this week to address the zero-day vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed earlier this
Threat Source newsletter (March 4, 2021)
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Of course, we will start things off talking about the Microsoft Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this week. Microsoft said in a statement that a threat actor is exploiting these vulnerabilities in the wild to steal us
Threat Advisory: HAFNIUM and Microsoft Exchange zero-day
Microsoft released patches for four vulnerabilities in Exchange Server on March 2, disclosing that these vulnerabilities were being exploited by a previously unknown threat actor, referred to as HAFNIUM. The vulnerabilities in question — CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-
Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerability in WebKit WebAudio API
Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. The WebKit browser engine contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its WebAudio API interface. A malicious web page code could trigger a use-after-free error, which could lead to
Vulnerability Spotlight: Password reset vulnerability in Epignosis eFront
Richard Dean, CX security advisory, EMEAR, discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Epignosis eFront contains a vulnerability that could allow an adversary to reset the password of any account of their choosing. eFront is a learning management system platform that all
ObliqueRAT returns with new campaign using hijacked websites
By Asheer Malhotra. * Cisco Talos has observed another malware campaign that utilizes malicious Microsoft Office documents (maldocs) to spread the remote access trojan (RAT) ObliqueRAT. * This campaign targets organizations in South Asia. * ObliqueRAT has been linked to th
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
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