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Threat Roundup for July 5 to July 12
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between July 5 and July 12. As...
Should governments pay extortion payments after a ransomware attack?
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When it comes to ransomware attacks this year, it’s been a tale of three cities. In May, the city of Baltimore suffered a massive ransomware attack that took many of its...
Sea Turtle Keeps on Swimming
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By Danny Adamitis with contributions from Paul Rascagneres. Executive summary After several months of activity, the actors behind the "Sea Turtle" DNS hijacking campaign are not slowing down. Cisco Talos recently discovered...
Threat Roundup for June 28 to July 5
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 28 and July 5. As...
Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerabilities in Simple DirectMedia Layer
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Simple DirectMedia Layer contains two vulnerabilities that could an attacker to remotely execute code on the victim’s machine. Both bugs are present in the SDL2_image library, which is used for...
RATs and stealers rush through “Heaven’s Gate” with new loader
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Malware is constantly finding new ways to avoid detection. This doesn't mean that some will never be detected, but it does allow adversaries to increase the period of time between...
Threat Roundup for June 21 to June 28
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 21 and June 28. As...
Welcome Spelevo: New exploit kit full of old tricks
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Nick Biasini authored this post with contributions from Caitlyn Hammond....
Threat Roundup for June 14 to June 21
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 14 and June 21. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an...