On Conveying Doubt
By Talos Group Typically, Talos has the luxury of time when conducting research. We can carefully draft a report that clearly lays out the evidence and leads the reader to a clear understanding of our well supported findings. A great deal of time is spent ensuring that the correct words and logical paths are used […]
On Conveying Doubt
By Talos Group Typically, Talos has the luxury of time when conducting research. We can carefully draft a report that clearly lays out the evidence and leads the reader to a clear understanding of our well supported findings. A great deal of time is spent ensuring that the correct words and logical paths are used […]
Threat Round-up for July 28 – August 4
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 28 and August 04. 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and how our […]
Threat Round-up for July 28 – August 4
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 28 and August 04. 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and how our […]
Vulnerability Spotlight: Kakadu SDK Vulnerabilities
By Talos Group Vulnerabilities discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic and Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities that have been identified in the Kakadu JPEG 2000 SDK. The vulnerabilities manifest in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specifically crafted JPEG 2000 file. Talos has coordinated with Kakadu […]
Vulnerability Spotlight: Kakadu SDK Vulnerabilities
By Talos Group Vulnerabilities discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic and Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities that have been identified in the Kakadu JPEG 2000 SDK. The vulnerabilities manifest in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specifically crafted JPEG 2000 file. Talos has coordinated with Kakadu […]
Taking the FIRST look at Crypt0l0cker
By Talos Group This post is authored by Matthew Molyett. Executive Summary In March, Talos reported on the details of Crypt0l0cker based on an extensive analysis I carried out on the sample binaries. Binaries — plural — because, as noted in the original blog, the Crypt0l0cker payload leveraged numerous executable files which shared the same […]