Threat Round Up for Feb 2 - Feb 9
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between February 2 and February 9. 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 highlig
Targeted Attacks In The Middle East
This blog post is authored by Paul Rascagneres with assistance of Martin Lee. Executive Summary Talos has identified a targeted attacks affecting the Middle East. This campaign contains the following elements, which are described in detail in this article. * The use of allege
Beers with Talos EP 22: Forget the ASA, Rob Joyce Favorited Craig’s Tweet
Featuring: Craig Williams (@Security_Craig), Joel Esler (@JoelEsler), Matt Olney (@kpyke) and Nigel Houghton (@EnglishLFC). Hosted by Mitch Neff (@MitchNeff). Find all episodes: http://cs.co/talospodcast Subscribe via iTunes (and leave a review!) http://cs.co/talositunes Check
Flash 0-Day In The Wild: Group 123 At The Controls
This blog post is authored by Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres. Executive Summary The 1st of February, Adobe published an advisory concerning a Flash vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878). This vulnerability is a use after free that allows Remote Code Execute through a malformed Flas
Ransom Where? Malicious Cryptocurrency Miners Takeover, Generating Millions
his post was authored by Nick Biasini, Edmund Brumaghin, Warren Mercer and Josh Reynolds with contributions from Azim Khodijbaev and David Liebenberg. Executive Summary The threat landscape is constantly changing; over the last few years malware threat vectors, methods and pay
2017 in Snort Rules
This post was written by Martin Lee and Vanja Svajcer. 2017 was an eventful year for cyber security with high profile vulnerabilities that allowed self-replicating worm attacks such as WannaCry and BadRabbit to impact organizations throughout the world. In 2017, Talos researcher
Beers with Talos EP 21: How to Hire the Best, Attribution Without Apaches is Useless
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Episode 21 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP21 Show Notes: It is a packed episode this time! We are joined by Edmun
Vulnerability Spotlight: Walt Disney Per-Face Texture Mapping faceInfoSize Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability was discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary Walt Disney PTEX is an open source software application maintained by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It is designed for use in post-production rendering. It allows for the storage of thousands of
SamSam - The Evolution Continues Netting Over $325,000 in 4 Weeks
This post was written by Vitor Ventura Introduction Talos has been working in conjunction with Cisco IR Services on what we believe to be a new variant of the SamSam ransomware. This ransomware has been observed across multiple industries including Government, Healthcare and