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January 20, 2023 16:38

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

January 19, 2023 16:59

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.

January 19, 2023 15:01

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

January 19, 2023 08:00

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.

January 13, 2023 13:46

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

January 13, 2023 11:58

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

January 12, 2023 14:00

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

January 12, 2023 07:59

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

January 10, 2023 15:11

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.