Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Nov. 2020 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
By Jon Munshaw, with contributions from Joe Marshall. Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing just over 110 vulnerabilities across its products. This is a slight jump from last month when Microsoft disclosed one of their lowest vulnerability totals in
Threat Roundup for October 30 to November 6
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. 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
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple JavaScript vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Joe Marshall Cisco Talos recently discovered an heap buffer overflow and a use after free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the most popular and feature-r
Cisco Talos Advisory on Adversaries Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Background Cisco Talos has become aware that an adversary is leveraging Trickbot banking trojan and Ryuk ransomware to target U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers at an increasing rate. Security journalists reported on October 28, 2020 that the adversary was preparing to encr
Threat Roundup for October 23 to October 30
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 23 and Oct. 30. 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
DoNot’s Firestarter abuses Google Firebase Cloud Messaging to spread
By Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres and Vitor Ventura. * The newly discovered Firestarter malware uses Google Firebase Cloud Messaging to notify its authors of the final payload location. * Even if the command and control (C2) is taken down, the DoNot team can still redirect t
Beers with Talos ep. #95: Election 2020 – Advice for voters and election officials
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 95 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 Oct. 9, 2020 We are running a short bench today after Nigel’s retiremen
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Synology SRM (Synology Router Manager)
An adversary could use these vulnerabilities to carry out a range of malicious actions, including executing remote code on the device, the exposure of sensitive information regarding the victim’s network and communication with other devices connected to the same network.
Threat Roundup for October 16 to October 23
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 16 and Oct. 23. 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