malware
Threat Roundup for July 24 to July 31
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 24 and July 31. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
Adversarial use of current events as lures
By Nick Biasini. The goal of malicious activity is to compromise the system to install some unauthorized software. Increasingly that goal is tied to one thing: the user. Over the past several years, we as an industry improved exploit mitigation and the value of working exploits has increased accordingly. Together, these changes have had an […]
Threat Roundup for July 17 to July 24
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 17 and July 24. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
Threat Roundup for July 10 to July 17
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 3 and July 10. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
Threat Roundup for July 3 to July 10
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 3 and July 10. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
Threat Roundup for June 19 to June 26
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between June 19 and June 26. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
Threat Roundup for June 5 to June 12
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between June 5 and June 12. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]
IndigoDrop spreads via military-themed lures to deliver Cobalt Strike
By Asheer Malhotra. Cisco Talos has observed a malware campaign that utilizes military-themed malicious Microsoft Office documents (maldocs) to spread Cobalt Strike beacons containing full-fledged RAT capabilities. These maldocs use malicious macros to deliver a multistage and highly modular infection. This campaign appears to target military and government organizations in South Asia. Network-based detection, although […]
Threat Roundup for May 29 to June 5
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between May 29 and June 5. 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 behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]