Threat Roundup for October 25 to November 1

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. 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,...

Threat Roundup for October 18 to October 25

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 18 and Oct. 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...

ACSC Releases Advisory on Emotet Malware Campaign

The Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC has released an advisory on an ongoing, widespread Emotet malware campaign. Emotet is a Trojan—commonly spread via malicious email attachments—that attempts to proliferate within a network by brute forcing user credentials and writing to shared drives. AC...

Threat Roundup for October 4 to October 11

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 4 and Oct. 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,...

MalConfScan - Volatility Plugin For Extracts Configuration Data Of Known Malware

MalConfScan is a Volatility plugin extracts configuration data of known malware. Volatility is an open-source memory forensics framework for incident response and malware analysis. This tool searches for malware in memory images and dumps configuration data. In addition, this tool has a function ...

A week in security (September 23 – 29)

Last week on Labs, we highlighted an Emotet campaign using Snowden’s new book as a lure, discussed how 15,000 webcams are vulnerable to attack, how insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil, and how the new iOS exploit checkm8 allows permanent compromise of iPhones. Other cybersecurity...

Threat Roundup for September 20 to September 27

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27. 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...

Emotet malspam campaign uses Snowden’s new book as lure

Exactly one week ago, Emotet, one of the most dangerous threats to organizations in the last year, resumed its malicious spam campaigns after several months of inactivity. Based on our telemetry, we can see that the botnet started becoming chatty with its command and control servers C2, about a...

A week in security (September 16 -22)

Last week on Labs, we sounded the alarm about the relaunch of Emotet, one of the year's most dangerous forms of malware, with a new spam campaign. We also reported on how international students in UK are targeted by visa scammers, what CEOs think about a potential US data privacy law, and...

News Wrap: Emotet's Return, U.S. Vs. Snowden, Physical Pen Testers Arrested

From the re-emergence of an infamous malware, to a new lawsuit against Edward Snowden, Threatpost editors Lindsey O’Donnell and Tara Seals break down this week’s top news. Top stories include: Emotet, the notorious banking trojan, is back after a summer hiatus. The U.S. sued Edward Snowden over h...

This Week in Security News: Magecart Attacks and Is Your Smart TV Spying on You?

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about Magecart attacks and the security implications of PSD2. Also, read about how your smart TV might be leaking your data to the lik...

Threat Roundup for September 13 to September 20

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20. 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...

Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 19, 2019)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. We’re all still trying to shake off the summer. Gone are the early Fridays, beach vacations and days by the pool. Turns out, attackers m...

Emotet Returns from Summer Vacation, Ramps Up Stolen Email Tactic

Emotet, the banking trojan that has evolved into so much more, is back after a summer hiatus, dropping other banking trojans, information stealers, email harvesters, self-propagation mechanisms and ransomware. According to researchers at Cisco Talos, Emotet took a breather at the beginning of Jun...

Malware Moves: The Rise of LookBack – And Return of Emotet

Malware activity for various families continues to ebb and flow; with a popular malware called LookBack recently discovered in a slew of campaigns, and Emotet and other malware variants that were quiet over the summer set to make a dangerous comeback. Researchers believe that nation-state actors...

Emotet is back after a summer break

By Colin Grady, William Largent, and Jaeson Schultz. Emotet is still evolving, five years after its debut as a banking trojan. It is one of the world's most dangerous botnets and malware droppers-for-hire. The malware payloads dropped by Emotet serve to more fully monetize their attacks, and ofte...

Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

After a fairly long hiatus that lasted nearly four months, Emotet is back with an active spam distribution campaign. For a few weeks, there were signs that the botnet was setting its gears in motion again, as we observed command and control C2 server activity. But this morning, the Trojan started...

Threat Roundup for September 6 to September 13

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. 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 characteristic...

The Hottest Malware Hits of the Summer

It's been a summer of ransomware hold-ups, supply chain attacks and fileless attacks flying under the radar of old-school security. With malware running amok while we were lying on the beach, here's a recap of the most burning strains and trends seen in the wild during the months of July and Augu...

A week in security (August 26 – September 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we analysed the Android xHelper trojan, we wondered why the Nextdoor app would send out letters on behalf of their customers, reported about a study that explores the clickjacking problem across top Alexa-ranked websites, wondered how to get the board to invest in...