Threat Source newsletter (June 9, 2022) — Get ready for Cisco Live
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Another week, another conference. We’re heading a few miles southeast from San Francisco to Las Vegas for Cisco Live. I hope everyone had a safe, healthy and enjoyable RSA, but the fun isn’t over just yet. We’ve go
Talos EMEA monthly update: Business email compromise
The latest edition of the Talos EMEA Monthly Update is available now on Cisco.com and Cisco's YouTube page. You can also view the episode in its entirety above. For June, Hazel and Martin got together to discuss business email compromise. BEC has quickly become the most lucr
Threat Advisory: Atlassian Confluence zero-day vulnerability under active exploitation
Cisco Talos is monitoring reports of an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server. Confluence is a Java-based corporate Wiki employed by numerous enterprises. At this time, it is confirmed that all supported versions of Confluence are affecte
Threat Roundup for May 27 to June 3
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 27 and June 3. 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 key
Threat Source newsletter (June 2, 2022) — An RSA Conference primer
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Many of you readers may be gearing up for a West Coast swing over the next few weeks through San Francisco and Las Vegas for RSA and Cisco Live, respectively. And we’re right behind you! Talos will have plenty of r
Threat Advisory: Zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft diagnostic tool MSDT could lead to code execution
A recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) made headlines over the past few days. CVE-2022-30190, also known under the name "Follina," exists when MSDT is called using the URL protocol from an application, such
Researcher Spotlight: Martin Lee, EMEAR lead, Talos Strategic Communications
Who knew you could connect Moses to threat intelligence? When the security community usually thinks about the origins of cybersecurity and threat intelligence, the conversation may quickly center around the codebreakers in World War II or the Creeper software developed in the 19
Threat Roundup for May 20 to May 27
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 20 and May 27. 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 key
Threat Source newsletter (May 26, 2022) — BlackByte adds itself to the grocery list of big game hunters
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Given the recent tragedies in the U.S., I don’t feel it’s appropriate to open by being nostalgic or trying to be witty — let’s just stick to some security news this week. The one big thing The BlackByte ransomwar