Quarterly Report: Incident Response trends from Fall 2020
By David Liebenberg and Caitlin Huey. For the sixth quarter in a row, Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) observed ransomware dominating the threat landscape. However, for the first quarter since we began compiling these reports, no engagements that were closed out involved the
Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure
Alexander Perez-Palma and Jared Rittle of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered two code execution vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending the victim a
Vulnerability Spotlight: Code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered a code execution vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft Excel. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking the victim into opening a special
Microsoft Patch Tuesday (Dec. 2020) — Snort rules and notable vulnerabilities
By Jon Munshaw, with contributions from Bill Largent. Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 58 vulnerabilities across its suite of products, the lowest number of vulnerabilities in any Patch Tuesday since January. There are only 10 critical vulnerab
Threat Roundup for November 27 to December 4
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 27 and Dec. 4. 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
Threat Source newsletter (Dec. 3, 2020)
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. While ransomware has made all the headlines this year, that doesn’t mean cryptocurrency miners are going anywhere. We recently discovered a new actor we’re calling “Xanthe” that’s mining Monero on targets’ machi
Vulnerability Spotlight: DoS, code execution vulnerabilities in EIP Stack Group OpENer
Martin Zeiser and Jared Rittle of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Executive summary Cisco Talos recently discovered two vulnerabilities in the Ethernet/IP function of EIP Stack Group OpENer. OpENer is an Ethernet/IP stack for I/O adapter devi
Beers with Talos Ep. #96: The boogeyman and QR codes
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 96 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. We got delayed with Thanksgiving and PTO, but here is a long-awaited episode. We&
Xanthe - Docker aware miner
By Vanja Svajcer and Adam Pridgen, Cisco Incident Command NEWS SUMMARY * Ransomware attacks and big-game hunting making the headlines, but adversaries use plenty of other methods to monetize their efforts in less intrusive ways. * Cisco Talos recently discovered a cryptocur