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Where to find Talos at BlackHat 2024
With Black Hat just a week away, Cisco Talos is gearing up for another year of heading to Las Vegas to share in some of the latest major cybersecurity announcements, research and news. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Cisco Talos, as the Talos brand was officially launched in August 2014 a...
$75 Million Ransom Paid to Dark Angels Ransomware Group
Dark Angels Ransomware Groups $75M Jackpot: Zscalers ThreatLabz 2024 Ransomware Report reveals how this elite gang targets select…...
Cyber Threat Intelligence: Illuminating the Deep, Dark Cybercriminal Underground
Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgill's threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you can do to mitigate risk. The deep and dar...
Vulnerabilities fixed in VMware ESXi and vCenter Server
VMware has fixed vulnerabilities in ESXi and vCenter Server. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service on the host, or to grant itself elevated privileges to perform actions that the malicious party is not initially authorized to perform. This does require the...
VMware ESXi Flaw Exploited by Ransomware Groups for Admin Access
A recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors has been actively exploited by "several" ransomware groups to gain elevated permissions and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2024-37085 CVSS score: 6.8, an Active Directory integration...
VMware ESXi CVE-2024-37085 Targeted in Ransomware Campaigns
On Monday, July 29, Microsoft published an extensive threat intelligence blog on observed exploitation of CVE-2024-37085, an Active Directory integration authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Broadcom VMware ESXi hypervisors. The vulnerability, according to Redmond, was identified in...
VMware ESXi CVE-2024-37085 Targeted in Ransomware Campaigns
On Monday, July 29, Microsoft published an extensive threat intelligence blog on observed exploitation of CVE-2024-37085, an Active Directory integration authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Broadcom VMware ESXi hypervisors. The vulnerability, according to Redmond, was identified in...
A week in security (July 22 – July 28)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram Windows update may present users with a BitLocker recovery screen TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation Google admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies Heritage...
US Charges North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
The North Korean hacker, Rim Jong Hyok, is accused of being part of the government-backed cyberespionage group Andariel,…...
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense,...
The massive computer outage over the weekend was not a cyber attack, and I’m not sure why we have to keep saying that
Youre not going to believe this, but there was a lot of misinformation on social media over the weekend after the massive CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage. As airlines cancelled flights, hospitals had to reschedule patients and some companies just flat-out couldnt work on Friday, people were quick to...
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the...
FBI, CISA, and Partners Release Advisory Highlighting North Korean Cyber Espionage Activity
Today, CISA—in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI—released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory,North Korea State-Sponsored Cyber Group Conducts Global Espionage Campaign to Advance Regime’s Military and Nuclear Programs. The advisory was coauthored with the following organization...
North Korea Cyber Group Conducts Global Espionage Campaign to Advance Regime’s Military and Nuclear Programs
Summary The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the following authoring partners are releasing this Cybersecurity Advisory to highlight cyber espionage activity associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea DPRK’s Reconnaissance General Bureau RGB 3rd Bureau based in Pyongyan...
IR Trends: Ransomware on the rise, while technology becomes most targeted sector
Business email compromise BEC and ransomware were the top threats observed by Cisco Talos Incident Response Talos IR in the second quarter of 2024, together accounting for 60 percent of engagements. Although there was a decrease in BEC engagements from last quarter, it was still a major threat fo...
A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers...
A (somewhat) complete timeline of Talos’ history
A lot has happened in Talos 10 years of existence. And to celebrate our birthday, we wanted to look back on some of the major moments in Talos history. Heres an overview of some of the major events, cyber attacks, research breakthroughs and more that truly make Talos Talos. We hope this walk down...
Play Ransomware Variant Targeting Linux ESXi Environments
Play Ransomware Targets Linux! New Variant Attacks ESXi with Prolific Puma Ties. Learn how to protect your organization…...
Heritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online
The Heritage Foundation this month denied that it had suffered an earlier system breach and the subsequent leaking of internal data. But the organization had to admit that cybercriminals gained access to an archive of Heritages affiliated media site, The Daily Signal, dating back to 2022. That...