Trend Micro and JC3 Study on Fraud, Phishing Targeting Japanese Users

This blog details the aspects of two major phishing fraud groups identified from the research and analysis. This study was also announced via separate press releases from Trend Micro Incorporated and JC3...

Logic Flaw Vulnerability in NM3000 Network Element Management System

DDPV is a wholly owned subsidiary of DigitalVision Group, specializing in the research and development, production, marketing and service of coaxial broadband access technology and optical communication technology. A logic flaw vulnerability exists in the NM3000 network element management system,...

TrickBot indictment reveals the scale and complexity of organized cybercrime

Back in 2016, we saw the emergence of a botnet mainstay called TrickBot. Initially observed by our Labs team spreading via malvertising campaigns, it quickly became a major problem for businesses everywhere. Whether spread by malvertising or email spam, the end result was the same. Data...

QOS.ch Logback vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data

QOS.ch Logback before 1.2.0 has a serialization vulnerability affecting the SocketServer and ServerSocketReceiver components. The RemoteStreamAppenderClient class in logback-classic and the SocketNode classes in logback-classic and logback-access allow data to be deserialized over a Java Socket,...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in Cloud Research's Employment Platform

Changsha Yunyan Network Technology Co., Ltd. is an Internet company. A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Cloud Research's employment platform. An attacker can utilize the vulnerability to obtain sensitive database information...

Weak Password Vulnerability in citysec Internet Behavior Management System

Wuxi City Security Information Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech recognized enterprise specializing in computer network security research and development, sales and service. There is a weak password vulnerability in citysec Internet Behavior Management System, which can be exploited by attacker...

GitHub Updates Policy to Remove Exploit Code When Used in Active Attacks

Code-hosting platform GitHub Friday officially announced a series of updates to the site's policies that delve into how the company deals with malware and exploit code uploaded to its service. "We explicitly permit dual-use security technologies and content related to research into vulnerabilitie...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squids in Space

NASA is sending baby bobtail squid into space. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Threat Source newsletter (June 3, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw.Good afternoon, Talos readers. If you didn't catch us live yesterday, we've uploaded the full version of our stream on Discord and Slack malware to our YouTube page. Chris Neal from Talos Outreach walked through his recent research into these campaigns... This i...

What Is a Honeypot❓ Definition, Types and More

A honeypot is a computer system made to appear like a potential target of a cyber-attack. It may be used to track or redirect hacks away from a legitimate target. It could like wise be utilized to comprehend the strategies that cybercriminals employ. Honeypots have been around for quite awhile, y...

Malware Can Use This Trick to Bypass Ransomware Defense in Antivirus Solutions

Researchers have disclosed significant security weaknesses in popular antivirus software applications that could be abused to deactivate their protections and take control of allow-listed applications to perform nefarious operations on behalf of the malware to defeat anti-ransomware defenses. The...

Friday Squid Blogging: Underwater Cameras for Observing Squid

Interesting research paper. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

WordPress XCloner Backup, Restore and Migrate plugin <= 4.2.161 - Authenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability

Authenticated SQL Injection SQLi vulnerability discovered by Ngo Van Thien Sun Research & Development WordPress XCloner Backup, Restore and Migrate plugin versions = 4.2.161. Solution Update the WordPress XCloner Backup, Restore and Migrate plugin to the latest available version at least 4.2.163...

New 451 Research report analyzes Wiz and the cloud security market

The report breaks down the current state of the cloud security market and provides an analysis of Wiz’s product strategy, technology, competitors, and more. It’s essential reading for anyone looking for an objective third-party perspective on Wiz and the rapidly developing cloud security market...

Getting a persistent shell on a 747 IFE

TL:DR The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the airline industry hard. One sad consequence was early retirement of most of the 747 passenger fleet. This does however create opportunities for aviation security research, as airframes are parked up before parting out in breakers yards. This 747 was flyin...

SimuLand: Understand adversary tradecraft and improve detection strategies

At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with customers and the InfoSec community to learn more about the latest adversary tradecraft so that we can improve our detection strategies across all our security services. Even though those detections are already built into our products, and protecting...

SimuLand: Understand adversary tradecraft and improve detection strategies

At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with customers and the InfoSec community to learn more about the latest adversary tradecraft so that we can improve our detection strategies across all our security services. Even though those detections are already built into our products, and protecting...

Fuzzing iOS code on macOS at native speed

Or how iOS apps on macOS work under the hood Posted by Samuel Groß, Project Zero This short post explains how code compiled for iOS can be run natively on Apple Silicon Macs. With the introduction of Apple Silicon Macs, Apple also made it possible to run iOS apps natively on these Macs. This is...

Talos is hiring for several positions — Join our world-class security organization

Cisco Talos continues to build an elite threat intelligence and research group, and we are looking for driven, innovative and diverse security enthusiasts to join us. We are currently hiring for several positions, including multiple security engineer roles and a senior vulnerability... This is on...

CVE-2020-15279

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the logging component of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 6.6.23.320 allows a regular user to learn the scanning exclusion paths. This issue was discovered during external security research...