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February 24, 2022 17:00

Talos on the developing situation in Ukraine

This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Українська (Ukrainian) In the last month, Talos has seen a shift in activity in response to the unjust invasion of Ukraine. This post is meant to serve as our executive overview of the situation and provide you with the most up-to

February 24, 2022 15:01

Threat Advisory: Cyclops Blink

Update Mar. 17, 2022 Today, Asus released a product security advisory listing their products affected by Cyclops Blink. While the investigation is currently ongoing, this advisory provides guidance on taking necessary precautions via a checklist for the affected product versions

February 24, 2022 15:00

Threat Advisory: HermeticWiper

This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Українська (Ukrainian) Update: March 1, 2022 Cisco Talos is aware of reporting related to additional components discovered to be associated with ongoing HermeticWiper attacks. These additional components include: * HermeticWiz

February 24, 2022 09:00

Vulnerability Spotlight: Vulnerabilities in Gerbv could lead to code execution, information disclosure

Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Gerbv file viewing software that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary remote code or disclose sensitive information. Gerbv is an open-source

February 24, 2022 07:00

Vulnerability Spotlight: Vulnerabilities in Lansweeper could lead to JavaScript, SQL injections

Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Lansweeper IT asset management solution that could allow an attacker to inject JavaScript or SQL code on the targeted device. Lansweeper gather

February 24, 2022 06:00

Threat Roundup for February 18 to February 25

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 18 and Feb. 25. 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

February 23, 2022 11:58

Vulnerability Spotlight: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Accusoft ImageGear could lead to code execution

Francesco Benvenuto and Emmanuel Tacheau of Cisco Talos and another team member discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Accusoft ImageGear. The ImageGear library is a document-imaging developer toolkit that allows users to c

February 22, 2022 08:00

Time to secure hybrid work for 2022, not 2002

Editor’s note: This post is the first in a new series from Talos looking at high-level topics across the cybersecurity space. Our researchers rely on years of expertise, data, and tremendous visibility; applying what we can learn from history, research, and analysis to nascent se

February 18, 2022 17:33

Threat Roundup for February 11 to February 18

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 11 and Feb. 18. 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