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June 23, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for June 16 – June 23

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between June 16 and June 23. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior c…

June 21, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Player 1 Limps Back Into the Ring – Hello again, Locky!

This post was authored by Alex Chiu, Warren Mercer, and Jaeson Schultz.  Sean Baird and Matthew Molyett contributed to this post. Back in May, the Necurs spam botnet jettisoned Locky ransomware in favor of the new Jaff ransomware variant. However, earlier this month Kaspersky discovered a vulnerabil…

June 9, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for June 2- June 9

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between June 02 and June 09. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior c…

May 26, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for May 19 – May 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between May 19 and May 26. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior cha…

May 22, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Cisco Coverage for Adylkuzz, Uiwix, and EternalRocks

When the WannaCry attack was launched a little over a week ago, it was one of the first large scale attacks leveraging the data that was leaked by the Shadow Brokers. At the time the real concern was how quickly we would begin to see other threats leverage the same vulnerabilities. Over the past cou…

May 12, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Player 3 Has Entered the Game: Say Hello to ‘WannaCry’

This post was authored by Martin Lee, Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres, and Craig Williams. Executive Summary A major ransomware attack has affected many organizations across across the world reportedly including Telefonica in Spain, the National Health Service in the UK, and FedEx in the US. The ma…

May 12, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for May 05 – May 12

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between May 05 and May 12. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior cha…

May 9, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – May 2017

Today, Microsoft has release their monthly set of security updates designed to address vulnerabilities. This month’s release addresses 56 vulnerabilities with 15 of them rated critical and 41 rated important. Impacted products include .NET, DirectX, Edge, Internet Explorer, Office, Sharepoint,…

April 28, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for Apr 21 – Apr 28

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between April 21 and April 28. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior…