Talos

October 23, 2020

SECURITY

“Are we affected?” – A simple question, but quite hard to answer

7 min read

Who doesn’t remember the simple questions you had as a kid, or you now get as an adult from your children: “Why is the banana crooked?” “Why is the sky blue” “Why do people get sick?” That last question is especially relevant today with the current situation – we deal daily with the question “Am […]

October 16, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for October 9 to October 16

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between October 9 and October 16. 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 […]

October 9, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for October 2 to October 9

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 25 and October 2. 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 […]

October 6, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

90 days, 16 bugs, and an Azure Sphere Challenge

1 min read

Cisco Talos reports 16 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Sphere’s sponsored research challenge. By Claudio Bozzato and Lilith [-_-]; and Dave McDaniel.   On May 15, 2020, Microsoft kicked off the Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge, a three-month initiative aimed at finding bugs in Azure Sphere. Among the teams and individuals selected, Cisco Talos conducted a […]

October 2, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for September 25 to October 2

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 25 and October 2. 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 […]

September 29, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

LodaRAT Update: Alive and Well

1 min read

Talos recently identified new versions of Loda RAT, a remote access trojan written in AutoIt. Not only have these versions abandoned their usual obfuscation techniques, several functions have been rewritten and new functionality has been added. In one version, a hex-encoded PowerShell keylogger script has been added, along with a new VB script, only to […]

September 25, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for September 18 to September 25

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 18 and September 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 key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]

September 18, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for September 11 to September 18

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 11 and September 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 key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are […]

September 11, 2020

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for September 4 to September 11

1 min read

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 4 and September 11. 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 […]