Malicious MDM: Let's Hide This App

This blog post is authored byWarren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres with contributions from Nick Biasini Summary Since our initial discovery of a malicious mobile device management (MDM) platform that was loading fake applications onto smartphones, we have gained greater insight in

Threat Roundup for August 24-31

Today, as we do every week, Talos is giving you a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed this week — covering the dates between Aug. 24 and 31. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, we will summarize the threats we’

Beers with Talos EP 36: There Are Few Shades in the Grey Market

Rocke: The Champion of Monero Miners

This post was authored by David Liebenberg. Summary Cryptocurrency miners are becoming an increasingly significant part of the threat landscape. These malicious miners steal CPU cycles from compromised devices to mine cryptocurrencies and bring in income for the threat actor.

Threat Roundup for August 17-24

Today, as we do every week, Talos is giving you a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed this week — covering the dates between Aug. 17 and 24. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, we will summarize the threats we’

Picking Apart Remcos Botnet-In-A-Box

This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin and Holger Unterbrink with contributions from Eric Kuhla and Lilia Gonzalez Medina. Overview Cisco Talos has recently observed multiple campaigns using the Remcos remote access tool (RAT) that is offered for sale by a company cal

Threat Roundup for August 10-17

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between August 10 and August 17. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highligh

Beers with Talos EP 35: Live from the RiRa at Black Hat

Microsoft Tuesday August 2018

Microsoft released its monthly set of security advisories today for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 62 new vulnerabilities, 20 of which are rated “critical,” 38 that are rated “important,” on