Ukraine Campaign Delivers Defacement and Wipers, in Continued Escalation
By Nick Biasini, Michael Chen, Alex Karkins, Azim Khodjibaev, Chris Neal and Matt Olney, with contributions from Dmytro Korzhevin. This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Update Feb. 4, 2022 Since the initial publication of this blog, various organizations inside Ukra
Threat Roundup for January 14 to January 21
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. 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. 20, 2022)
Good afternoon, Talos readers. Even though we're nearly a month into 2022, we're still not quite ready to move on from 2021. That's why next week, we'll be going live on social media to talk about some of the top cybersecurity stories from the past year. Liz Wad
Threat Roundup for January 7 to January 14
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 7 and Jan. 14. 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
Talos Takes Ep. #82: Log4j followed us in 2022
The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. It's a new year, but unfortunately, we're facing the same cybersecurity problems. Log4j followed us into the ho
Threat Source Newsletter (Jan. 13, 2022)
Good afternoon, Talos readers. Move out of the way, Log4j! Traditional malware is back with a bang in 2022. While Log4j is likely still occupying many defenders' minds, the bad guys are still out there doing not-Log4j things. We have new research out on a campaign spreading
Beers with Talos, Ep. #114: And then there were two...
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 114 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded Dec. 9, 2021. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We joked w
Nanocore, Netwire and AsyncRAT spreading campaign uses public cloud infrastructure
* Cisco Talos discovered a malicious campaign in October 2021 delivering variants of Nanocore, Netwire and AsyncRATs targeting user's information. * According to Cisco Secure product telemetry, the victims of this campaign are primarily distributed across the United States,
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Jan. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 102 vulnerabilities across its large collection of hardware and software. This is the largest amount of vulnerabilities Microsoft has disclosed in a monthly security update in eight months, however, none of the is