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August 28, 2024 12:00

Fuzzing µC/OS protocol stacks, Part 1: HTTP server fuzzing

Any vulnerability in an RTOS has the potential to affect many devices across multiple industries.

August 28, 2024 12:00

Fuzzing µC/OS protocol stacks, Part 3: TCP/IP server fuzzing, implementing a TAP driver

This is the final post in the three-part series that details techniques I used to fuzz two µC/OS protocol stacks: µC/TCP-IP and µC/HTTP-server.

August 28, 2024 06:00

BlackByte blends tried-and-true tradecraft with newly disclosed vulnerabilities to support ongoing attacks

In recent investigations, Talos Incident Response has observed the BlackByte ransomware group using techniques that depart from their established tradecraft. Read the full analysis.

August 22, 2024 14:00

No, not every Social Security number in the U.S. was stolen

It’s not unusual for a threat actor to exaggerate the extent of a hack or breach to drum up interest, and hopefully, the eventual purchase or ransom price.

August 21, 2024 06:00

MoonPeak malware from North Korean actors unveils new details on attacker infrastructure

Cisco Talos has uncovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) family we are calling “MoonPeak.” This a XenoRAT-based malware, which is under active development by a North Korean nexus cluster we are calling “UAT-5394.”

August 19, 2024 06:00

How multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft apps for macOS pave the way to stealing permissions

An adversary could exploit these vulnerabilities by injecting malicious libraries into Microsoft's applications to gain their entitlements and user-granted permissions.

August 15, 2024 14:00

AI, election security headline discussions at Black Hat and DEF CON

Voting Village co-founder Harri Hursti told Politico the list of vulnerabilities ran “multiple pages.”

August 14, 2024 12:02

Talos discovers 11 vulnerabilities between Microsoft, Adobe software disclosed on Patch Tuesday

Eight of the vulnerabilities affect the license update feature for CLIPSP.SYS, a driver used to implement Client License System Policy on Windows 10 and 11.

August 13, 2024 15:12

Talos discovers Microsoft kernel mode driver vulnerabilities that could lead to SYSTEM privileges; Seven other critical issues disclosed

The most serious of the issues included in August’s Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-38063, a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP.