Beers with Talos EP26: Talos is Holding a Conference, and the Evolving Battle at the Edge

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Episode 26 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP26 Show Notes: Recorded 3/29/18 - Joel is sitting out this week, and Bill Largent from the Outreach...

GoScanSSH Malware Targets SSH Servers, But Avoids Military and .GOV Systems

Researchers have identified a new malware family, dubbed GoScanSSH, that targets public facing SSH servers, but avoids those linked to government and military IP addresses. The malware has been in the wild since June 2017 and exhibits a number of unique characteristics, such as being written in t...

Forgot About Default Accounts? No Worries, GoScanSSH Didn’t

This blog post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Andrew Williams, and Alain Zidouemba. Executive Summary During a recent Incident Response IR engagement, Talos identified a new malware family that was being used to compromise SSH servers exposed to the internet. This malware, which we have named...