Talos researchers recently discovered a new #botnet called #Horabot that can completely take over targeted users' Outlook mailbox, even using the target's contact list to send more spam cs.co/6018OtK8K

This week's episode of Talos Takes covers the #Predator spyware and the rise of "mercenary" groups. This is a quick overview of why spyware is so dangerous and what we recently learned about the Predator tool specifically cs.co/6010OQXw2

Latest blog I worked on with Talos Incident Response. Vendor and contractor account abuse is a pervasive form of supply chain attack that organizations need to account and prepare for, details and recommendations. 👇

Latest from our team. Great research from サイバー犯罪さん🔻. Check out the follow up blog on additional malicious activity as well - blog.talosintelligence.com/undocumented-r…

We just published new research on an adversary conducting several campaigns against government entities, military organizations and civilian users in #Ukraine and #Poland. These campaigns primarily start with #spam emails and malicious Office attachments cs.co/6013P3RD1

"This decision shows the will and action by the Biden administration against those that have shown willingness to abuse these technologies." Nick Biasini Security Industry Mulls Spyware ‘Whack-A-Mole’ Problem decipher.sc/security-indus… #decipher #deciphersec

Another talk in the business hall at #BHUSA this year. Come say hi and learn about XDR.

More great work from the team on recent #Lazarus activity. Check it out 👇

An actor we're calling "ShroudedSnooper" is actively targeting telecommunications companies in the Middle East using a previously undiscovered #malware family. More details on this threat and how users can stay protected cs.co/6015PCxv1

Latest from our team on #YoroTrooper. Great work as always from Asheer Malhotra and VV

Latest research from our team. Great work as always uncovering the network of dating apps that are seemingly related in addition to the overtly malicious apps we found. #AridViper

The Nick Biasini episode is live and it's a good one! securityconversations.com/episode/cisco-… <-- sponsored by BINARLY🔬

Great conversation, hope to be able to do it again soon. Thanks Ryan Naraine, as always.

Our 2023 Year in Review report is live now! Check out our never-before-seen data on attacker trends, the most popular malware of the past year, and breakdowns on specific state-sponsored actors cs.co/6017RyREP

One of, if not the biggest issue, with the mercenary spyware / PSOA space is the lack of sharing of actionable intelligence and IOCs. Until we fix it, its not going to get any better. We need to shine a light on how this technology works.

Latest from our team. #Turla targeting NGOs supporting Ukraine. Full details 👇

🎙️ In Cisco Talos Intelligence Group's first episode of Talos Threat Perspective (TTP), Nick Biasini & James Nutland reveal new #ransomware trends & identity vulnerabilities. See how Cisco's User Protection Suite protects against these threats in today's #security blog: cs.co/6013c18h3

Next week at #BHUSA - Join Nick Biasini from Cisco Talos Intelligence Group for a threat briefing with insights and mitigation strategies related to identity attacks, zero-day exploits, #ransomware, and infostealer #malware ➡️ cs.co/6015cQURx 📆 August 7 ⏰ 2:35pm 📍 Mandalay Bay I

For this week's episode of Talos Takes, we got together a panel to discuss the major takeaways from #BHUSA and #DEFCON, including all the talk around #AI Mick Joe Nick Biasini cs.co/6018lhkqA