Nuclear EK

April 20, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Spotlight: Exploit Kit Goes International Hits 150+ Countries

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This post authored by Nick Biasini Talos is constantly monitoring the threat landscape and exploit kits are a constantly evolving component of it. An ongoing goal of Talos is to expose and disrupt these kits to protect the average internet user being targeted and compromised. We were able to gain unprecedented insight into Angler exploit […]

April 8, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

Nuclear Drops Tor Runs and Hides

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Introduction Exploit kits are constantly compromising users, whether it’s via malvertising or compromised websites, they are interacting with a large amount of users on a daily basis. Talos is continuously monitoring these exploit kits to ensure protection, analyze changes as they occur, and looking for shifts in payloads. Yesterday we observed a new technique  in […]

June 16, 2015

THREAT RESEARCH

Domain Shadowing Goes Nuclear: A Story in Failed Sophistication

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This post was authored by Nick Biasini Exploit Kits are constantly altering their techniques to compromise additional users while also evading detection. Talos sees various campaigns start and stop for different exploit kits all the time. Lately a lot of focus has been put on Angler, and rightly so since it has been innovating continually. […]