Cherry pie, Douglas firs and the last trip of the summer
Amy (ahem, Special Agent Dale Cooper) shares lessons from their trip to the Olympic Peninsula and cybersecurity travel tips for your last-minute adventures.
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices
A Russian state-sponsored group, Static Tundra, is exploiting an old Cisco IOS vulnerability to compromise unpatched network devices worldwide, targeting key sectors for intelligence gathering.
Ransomware incidents in Japan during the first half of 2025
Ransomware attackers continue to primarily target small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses in Japan.
JJ Cummings: The art of controlling information
Get an inside look at how JJ Cummings helped build and lead one of Cisco Talos’ most impactful security teams, and discover what drives him to stay at the forefront of threat intelligence.
UAT-7237 targets Taiwanese web hosting infrastructure
Cisco Talos discovered UAT-7237, a Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) group active since at least 2022, which has significant overlaps with UAT-5918.
What happened in Vegas (that you actually want to know about)
Hazel braves Vegas, overpriced water and the Black Hat maze to bring you Talos’ latest research — including a deep dive into the PS1Bot malware campaign.
Malvertising campaign leads to PS1Bot, a multi-stage malware framework
Cisco Talos has observed an ongoing malware campaign that seeks to infect victims with a multi-stage malware framework, implemented in PowerShell and C#, which we are referring to as “PS1Bot.”
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2025, which includes 111 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 13 that Microsoft marked as “critical”.
ReVault! When your SoC turns against you… deep dive edition
Talos reported 5 vulnerabilities to Broadcom and Dell affecting both the ControlVault3 Firmware and its associated Windows APIs that we are calling “ReVault”.