“Pitching Packets” Game Teaches Cyber Security with Beanbags

By Jennie Kam This October, the 14th year of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) focuses on educating consumers on Internet safety. Consumers can be of all ages and backgrounds, so in the spirit of NCSAM, I’d like to share how beanbags and laundry baskets can be used to teach anyone the basics of Internet routing, security, and […]

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Online Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility – Yes, That Means You

By Michelle Dennedy While major corporate breaches and ransomware attacks like WannaCry continue to get the most attention, we are also seeing a rise in attacks that directly target consumers and employees. Lax company privacy measures and poor cyber hygiene make a hacker’s job easy and make us all prime targets. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is the […]

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Online Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility – Yes, That Means You

By Michelle Dennedy While major corporate breaches and ransomware attacks like WannaCry continue to get the most attention, we are also seeing a rise in attacks that directly target consumers and employees. Lax company privacy measures and poor cyber hygiene make a hacker’s job easy and make us all prime targets. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is the […]

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Threat Round Up for Sept 22 – Sept 29

By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 22 and September 29. 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 customers are automatically […]

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Threat Round Up for Sept 22 – Sept 29

By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between September 22 and September 29. 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 customers are automatically […]

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Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Threats

By John N. Stewart For the European Union, the U.S., and many countries around the world, October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, a time to broaden awareness and expand the conversation on staying safe and secure online. This time of year presents an opportunity to reflect on the state of cybersecurity – how we’re dealing with today’s challenges and […]

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Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Threats

By John N. Stewart For the European Union, the U.S., and many countries around the world, October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, a time to broaden awareness and expand the conversation on staying safe and secure online. This time of year presents an opportunity to reflect on the state of cybersecurity – how we’re dealing with today’s challenges and […]

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Banking Trojan Attempts To Steal Brazillion$

By Talos Group This post was authored by Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres and Vanja Svajcer Introduction Banking trojans are among some of the biggest threats to everyday users as they directly impact the user in terms of financial loss. Talos recently observed a new campaign specific to South America, namely Brazil. This campaign was focused on various South […]

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Banking Trojan Attempts To Steal Brazillion$

By Talos Group This post was authored by Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres and Vanja Svajcer Introduction Banking trojans are among some of the biggest threats to everyday users as they directly impact the user in terms of financial loss. Talos recently observed a new campaign specific to South America, namely Brazil. This campaign was focused on various South […]

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FIN7 Group Uses JavaScript and Stealer DLL Variant in New Attacks

By Talos Group This post was authored by Michael Gorelik and Josh Reynolds Executive Summary Throughout this blog post we will be detailing a newly discovered RTF document family that is being leveraged by the FIN7 group (also known as the Carbanak gang) which is a financially-motivated group targeting the financial, hospitality, and medical industries. This document is […]

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