Cisco Talos has observed an ongoing malware campaign that seeks to infect victims with a multi-stage malware framework, implemented in PowerShell and C#, which we are referring to as “PS1Bot.” This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read…
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ReVault! When your SoC turns against you… deep dive edition
Talos reported 5 vulnerabilities to Broadcom and Dell affecting both the ControlVault3 Firmware and its associated Windows APIs that we are calling “ReVault”. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: ReVault! When your SoC…
AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype
Can AI really write safer code? Martin dusts off his software engineer skills to put it it to the test. Find out what AI code failed at, and what it was surprisingly good at. Also, we discuss new research on…
WWBN, MedDream, Eclipse vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed seven vulnerabilities in WWBN AVideo, four in MedDream, and one in an Eclipse ThreadX module. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in…
ReVault! When your SoC turns against you…
Talos reported 5 vulnerabilities to Broadcom and Dell affecting both the ControlVault3 Firmware and its associated Windows APIs that we are calling “ReVault”. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: ReVault! When your SoC…
Backdoors & Breaches: How Talos is helping humanitarian aid NGOs prepare for cyber attacks
In 2023, Cisco Talos and partners created a special Backdoors & Breaches card deck to help NGOs improve their cybersecurity skills with practical, easy-to-use training tailored to their needs. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the…
The Booker Prize Longlist and Hacker Summer Camp
In this edition of the Threat Source newsletter, William explores This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: The Booker Prize Longlist and Hacker Summer Camp
IR Trends Q2 2025: Phishing attacks persist as actors leverage compromised valid accounts to enhance legitimacy
Phishing remained the top initial access method in Q2 2025, while ransomware incidents see the emergence of new Qilin tactics. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: IR Trends Q2 2025: Phishing attacks persist…
Using LLMs as a reverse engineering sidekick
LLMs may serve as powerful assistants to malware analysts to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and provide actionable insights during malware analysis. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Using LLMs as a reverse engineering…
Cisco Talos at Black Hat 2025: Briefings, booth talks and what to expect
Cisco Talos is back at Black Hat with new research, threat detection overviews and opportunities to connect with our team. Whether you’re interested in what we’re seeing in the threat landscape, detection engineering or real-world incident response, here’s where and…
Insights from Talos IR: Navigating NIS2 technical implementation
ENISA’s 2025 NIS2 guidance makes compliance more complex, but Talos IR’s services directly align with new requirements for reporting, logging and incident response. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Insights from Talos IR:…
BRB, pausing for a “Sanctuary Moon” marathon
Get to know the real people behind cybersecurity’s front lines. In this week’s newsletter, sci-fi meets reality, humanity powers technology and a few surprises are waiting to be discovered. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the…
Bloomberg Comdb2 null pointer dereference and denial-of-service vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed five vulnerabilities in Bloomberg Comdb2. Comdb2 is an open source, high-availability database developed by Bloomberg. It supports features such as clustering, transactions, snapshots, and isolation. The implementation of the database utilizes…
Unmasking the new Chaos RaaS group attacks
Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) recently observed attacks by Chaos, a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group conducting big-game hunting and double extortion attacks. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Unmasking the new…
Meet Hazel Burton
In the first Humans of Talos, Amy sits with Hazel Burton — storyteller, security advocate, and all-around Talos legend. Hazel shares her journey from small business entrepreneurship to leading content programs at Talos. This article has been indexed from Cisco…
ToolShell: Details of CVEs affecting SharePoint servers
Cisco Talos is aware of the ongoing exploitation of CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 in the wild. These are path traversal vulnerabilities affecting SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2016, and SharePoint Server 2019. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos…
ToolShell: Details of CVEs Affecting SharePoint Servers
Cisco Talos is aware of the ongoing exploitation of CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 in the wild. These are path traversal vulnerabilities affecting SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2016, and SharePoint Server 2019. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos…
This is your sign to step away from the keyboard
This week, Martin shows how stepping away from the screen can make you a stronger defender, alongside an inside scoop on emerging malware threats. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: This is your…
MaaS operation using Emmenhtal and Amadey linked to threats against Ukrainian entities
Cisco Talos uncovered a stealthy Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation that used fake GitHub accounts to distribute a variety of dangerous payloads and evade security defenses. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: MaaS operation using…
Talos IR ransomware engagements and the significance of timeliness in incident response
The decision between immediate action and delayed response made the difference between ransomware prevention and complete encryption in these two real-world Talos IR engagements. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Talos IR ransomware…