Threat Roundup for January 14 to January 21

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. 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 Roundup for January 7 to January 14

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 7 and Jan. 14. 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...

Talos Takes Ep. #82: Log4j followed us in 2022

By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. It's a new year, but unfortunately, we're facing the same cybersecurity problems. Log4j followed us into the holidays,...

Beers with Talos, Ep. #114: And then there were two...

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast episode No. 114 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify StitcherRecorded Dec. 9, 2021. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We joked... This is only the beginning! Please vis...

Hackers Use Cloud Services to Distribute Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRAT Malware

Threat actors are actively incorporating public cloud services from Amazon and Microsoft into their malicious campaigns to deliver commodity remote access trojans RATs such as Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRAT to siphon sensitive information from compromised systems. The spear-phishing attacks, whi...

Nanocore, Netwire and AsyncRAT spreading campaign uses public cloud infrastructure

By Chetan Raghuprasad and Vanja Svajcer. Cisco Talos discovered a malicious campaign in October 2021 delivering variants of Nanocore, Netwire and AsyncRATs targeting user's information. According to Cisco Secure product telemetry, the victims of this campaign are primarily distributed across the...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Heap buffer overflow condition in Google Chrome could lead to code execution

Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser — and Chromium is the open-source version of... This is only t...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Buffer overflow vulnerability in AnyCubic Chitubox plugin

Carl Hurd of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Chitubox AnyCubic plugin. Chitubox is 3-D printing software for users to download and process models and send them... This is...

Threat Roundup for December 31 to January 7

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 31 and Jan. 7. 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...

Garrett Walk-Through Metal Detectors Can Be Hacked Remotely

A number of security flaws have been uncovered in a networking component in Garrett Metal Detectors that could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, tamper with metal detector configurations, and even execute arbitrary code on the devices. "An attacker could manipulate thi...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Vulnerabilities in DaVinci Resolve video editing software could lead to code execution

A Cisco Talos team member discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered two vulnerabilities in the DaVinci Resolve video editing software that could allow an adversary to execute code in the context of the application. DaVinci Resolve is a... This is only...

IOCs

//////////////// ////////////////////// //...

Threat Source Newsletter (Dec. 16, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw.Good afternoon, Talos readers. I'm just going to cut to the chase since I know all anyone wants to read about is Log4J. For the latest Talos research, continually check back on our blog post here. Above is the live stream we recorded Monday morning... This is on...

Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j Library Affecting Cisco Products: December 2021

Critical Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j Java Logging Library On December 9, 2021, the following critical vulnerability in the Apache Log4j Java logging library affecting all Log4j2 versions earlier than 2.15.0 was disclosed: CVE-2021-44228: Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against...

Threat Roundup for December 3 to December 10

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 3 and Dec. 10. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant tobifj be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral... This is...

Talos Takes Ep. #80: I'll have a blue Christmas without a CTIR retainer

By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. It's the holiday season, which means last-minute shopping, family time and cheer. Oh, and it's never a bad time to... This...

Cisco recognized by Forrester as cybersecurity incident response services provider

By Brad Garnett. Cisco Talos Incident Response is proud to announce that Forrester has recognized us by including Cisco in the new Forrester report “Now Tech: Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Q4 2021.” The Forrester report provides an overview of 36 Cybersecurity Incident Response... Thi...

Malvertising attack distributes malicious Chrome extensions, backdoors

By Waqas Researchers believe that the campaign has been active since 2018, and since then, the malware has been under development constantly. Cisco Talos researchers have identified malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular games and applications, such as WeChat, Viber, Battlefield,...

Threat Roundup for November 26 to December 3

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3. 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...

Talos Takes Ep. #79: Emotet's back with the worst type of holiday present

By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. Emotet is back, and it brought the worst possible holiday present just in time for peak spam season, too!. We... This is...