Beers with Talos Ep. #50: Operating under the cover of… nothing

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Ep. No. 50 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded March 29, 2019 - Matt and Joel are both on the road this week, and Omar Santos from Cisco PSIRT joins the crew to...

Shade/Troldesh Ransomware Detection (HTTP)

The remote host seems to be hosting files within hidden directories used to spread the Shade/Troldesh ransomware. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: GandCrab 5.2 Ransomware Attempts to Delete Volume Shadow Copies

GandCrab 5.2 ransomware will append seven randomly generated strings as the file extension to each encrypted file and drop a ransom note named as ‘generated file extension-MANUAL.txt’, for example, “office.doc.uahmthl” and “UAHMTHL-MANUAL.txt”. It will also change the desktop background of the...

In-Depth Analysis of JS Sniffers Uncovers New Families of Credit Card-Skimming Code

In a world that's growing increasingly digital, Magecart attacks have emerged as a key cybersecurity threat to e-commerce sites. Magecart, which is in the news a lot lately, is an umbrella term given to 12 different cyber criminal groups that are specialized in secretly implanting a special piece...

MS-ISAC Releases Security Primer on LockerGoga Ransomware

The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC has released a Security Primer on LockerGoga Ransomware—a type of malicious software, or malware, designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Ransomware can be devastating to an individual or an...

This Week in Security News: Cybersecurity Skills Gap and Legislature

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 how the cybersecurity skills gap is affecting organizations. Also, learn how a bipartisan bill is working to close the gap. Read on:...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: CryptoMix Clop Ransomware Disables Startup Repair, Removes & Edits Shadow Volume Copies

Summary A wew variant of CryptoMix Clop ransomware has been distributed as a binary that is digitally signed and verified which makes it look like a legitimate executable. In addition, CryptoMix Clop ransomware will append ‘.clop’ or ‘.ciop’ as a file extension to the encrypted file and drop a...

Ransomware Behind Norsk Hydro Attack Takes On Wiper-Like Capabilities

LockerGoga, the malware that took down Norsk Hydro last week, has taken the industrial world by storm, as researchers race to uncover more about the mysterious ransomware that crippled several of the aluminum maker’s plants. Questions still remain about how the malware first infects the system it...

Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems in H2 2018

H2 2018 in figures All statistical data used in this report was collected using the Kaspersky Security Network KSN, a distributed antivirus network. The data was received from those KSN users who gave their consent to have data anonymously transferred from their computers. We do not identify the...

DART: the Microsoft cybersecurity team we hope you never meet

If you spent 270 days away from home, not on vacation, you’d want it to be for a good reason. When boarding a plane, sometimes having been pulled out of bed to leave family for weeks on end, I know it’s because one of our customers is in need. It means there is a security compromise and they may ...

D-Link DNS Devices Cr1ptT0r Ransomware

Multiple D-Link DNS devices are prone to some unknown attacks which are actively exploited e.g. by the ransomeware Cr1ptT0r. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

Meet LockerGoga, the Ransomware Crippling Industrial Firms

The new strain of malware represents a dangerous combination of aggressive disruption and high-stakes targets...

PewDiePie ransomware forcing users to subscribe him on YouTube

By Waqas T-Series - PewDiePie Battle Takes an Ugly Turn- PewDiePie Fans Launching PewDiePie ransomware to Get Followers. The battle between T-Series and PewDiePie for the top slot on YouTube is getting more fierce and dramatic day by day. Where T-Series fans are supporting the Indian music compan...

TAU Threat Intelligence Notification – LockerGoga Ransomware

LockerGoga ransomware has recently surfaced with a few successful infections mostly discovered in Europe that have caused very large and notable damage to businesses. This ransomware uses Windows “living off the land” tools LOLBins for the most part in order to infect and encrypt the victim’s...

This Week in Security News: Radio Frequency Technology and Telecom Crimes

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 how radio frequency technology is putting industrial organizations at risk. Also, understand the threat landscape of telecommunication...

Get 4 Essential CyberSecurity Software For Less Than $10 Per Month

Major data breaches and cyber attacks are occurring at an alarming rate, and if you are still not using a VPN and password manager app, you are seriously out of excuses. Not just VPN software and a password manager, cybersecurity experts also recommend using antivirus and backup solutions to...

Threat Roundup for March 15 to March 22

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between March 15 and March 22. 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...

Cyber Security Week in Review (March 22)

Welcome to this week's Cyber Security Week in Review, where Cisco Talos runs down all of the news we think you need to know in the security world. For more news delivered to your inbox every week, sign up for our Threat Source newsletter here. Top headlines this week Norwegian aluminum company...

Ransomware or Wiper? LockerGoga Straddles the Line

Executive Summary Ransomware attacks have been in the news with increased frequency over the past few years. This type of malware can be extremely disruptive and even cause operational impacts in critical systems that may be infected. LockerGoga is yet another example of this sort of malware. It ...

Podcast: The High-Risk Threats Behind the Norsk Hydro Cyberattack

Norway-based Norsk Hydro announced on Tuesday morning it was victim to a ransomware attack, which forced the global aluminum producer to shut down or isolate several plants and send several more into manual mode, the company said on Tuesday morning. The cyberattack, first detected by the company’...