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RAT Ratatouille – Backdooring PCs with leaked RATs
Orcus RAT and RevengeRAT are two of the most popular remote access trojans (RATs) in use across the threat landscape. Since its emergence in 2016, various adversaries used RevengeRAT to attack organizations and individuals around the world. The source code associated with RevengeRAT was previously r…
China Chopper still active 9 years later
By Paul Rascagneres and Vanja Svajcer. Threats will commonly fade away over time as they’re discovered, reported on, and detected. But China Chopper has found a way to stay relevant, active and effective nine years after its initial discovery. China Chopper is a web shell that allows attacker…
Threat Roundup for August 16 to August 23
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Aug. 16 and Aug. 23. 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…
New 4CAN tool helps identify vulnerabilities in on-board car computers
Modern automobiles contain hundreds of sensors and mechanics that communicate via computers to understand their surrounding environment. Those components provide real-time information to drivers, connect the vehicle to a global network, and in some cases use that telemetry to automatically drive the…
What you — and your company — should know about cyber insurance
It’s no longer a question of “if” any given company or organization is going to be hit with a cyber attack — it’s when. And when that attack comes, who is willing to take on that risk? For some groups, it may be that they feel they are fully prepared to take on the challenge of defending against an…
Threat Roundup for August 9 to August 16
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Aug. 9 and Aug. 16. 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 c…
Threat Roundup for August 2 to August 9
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Aug. 2 and Aug. 9. 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 ch…
Threat Roundup for July 26 to August 2
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 26 and Aug. 2. 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 c…
Malvertising: Online Advertisings’ Darker Side
By Nick Biasini, Chris Neal and Matt Valites. Executive summary One of the trickiest challenges enterprises face is managing the balance between aggressively blocking malicious advertisements (aka malvertising) and allowing content to remain online, accessible for the average user. The days of insta…