Threat Round up for January 13 to January 20
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. 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
Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 19, 2023): Talent retention and institutional knowledge
Talent retention and institutional knowledge go hand in hand. Both are critical to ensuring the security of your network environment.
Vulnerability Spotlight: XSS vulnerability in Ghost CMS
Dave McDaniel of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Cisco Talos recently discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ghost CMS. Ghost is a content management system with tools to build a website, publish content and send newsletters. Ghost offers paid subsc
Following the LNK metadata trail
While tracking some prevalent commodity malware threat actors, Talos observed the popularization of malicious LNK files as their initial access method to download and execute payloads. A closer look at the LNK files illustrates how their metadata could be used to identify and track new campaigns.
Threat Round up for January 6 to January 13
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13. 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: Integer and buffer overflow vulnerabilities found in QT QML
Emma Reuter and Theo Morales of ASIG and Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco ASIG and Cisco Talos recently discovered code execution vulnerabilities in QT QML. Qt is a popular software suite primarily used to create graphical user interface
Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 12, 2023): Did ChatGPT write our newsletter?
We tried to get ChatGPT to write this week’s newsletter but it was at capacity, so you’ll have to stick with us for another week. Or maybe that’s just what the robots want you to think, you be the judge
How to instrument system applications on Android stock images
By Vitor Ventura This post is the result of research presented at Recon Montreal 2022. Two slide decks are provided along with this research . One is the presentation showing the whole process and how to do it on Google Play Protect services. The other one is a workshop on how
2022 Year in Review: APTs Livestream Replay
Did you miss our livestream focused on the APT section in the Cisco Talos Year in Review report? Join host Mitch Neff and special guests Jacob Finn, Asheer Malhotra, and Vitor Ventura as they discuss Talos' findings and experiences tracking APTs in 2022.