Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities in MuPDF Identified and Patched

By Talos Group Talos is disclosing the presence of two vulnerabilities in the Artifex MuPDF renderer. MuPDF is a lightweight PDF parsing and rendering library featuring high fidelity graphics, high speed, and compact code size which makes it a fairly popular PDF library for embedding in different projects, especially mobile and web applications. Both of these vulnerabilities, if […]

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Cisco AMP for Endpoints Meets PCI and HIPAA Requirements for Compliance

By John Dominguez Cisco AMP for Endpoints was recently the subject of a thorough technical review and test to validate that the solution satisfies requirements in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. The Cisco Security Team is pleased to report […]

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Cisco AMP for Endpoints Meets PCI and HIPAA Requirements for Compliance

By John Dominguez Cisco AMP for Endpoints was recently the subject of a thorough technical review and test to validate that the solution satisfies requirements in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. The Cisco Security Team is pleased to report […]

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

By Talos Group 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 malware responsible for this attack is a ransomware variant known as […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

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

By Talos Group 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 malware responsible for this attack is a ransomware variant known as […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Threat Round-up for May 05 – May 12

By Talos Group 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and how our customers are automatically […]

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Threat Round-up for May 05 – May 12

By Talos Group 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and how our customers are automatically […]

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Jaff Ransomware: Player 2 Has Entered The Game

By Talos Group This post was written by Nick Biasini, Edmund Brumaghin and Warren Mercer with contributions from Colin Grady Summary Talos is constantly monitoring the email threat landscape and tracking both new threats as well as changes to existing threats. We recently observed several large scale email campaigns that were attempting to distribute a new variant of […]

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Jaff Ransomware: Player 2 Has Entered The Game

By Talos Group This post was written by Nick Biasini, Edmund Brumaghin and Warren Mercer with contributions from Colin Grady Summary Talos is constantly monitoring the email threat landscape and tracking both new threats as well as changes to existing threats. We recently observed several large scale email campaigns that were attempting to distribute a new variant of […]

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Vulnerability Spotlight: Hangul Word Processor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

By Talos Group Talos is disclosing the presence of a vulnerability in Hangul Word Processor. Published by Hancom inc. the Hangul Office Suite, of which Hangul Word Processor is part, is the leading word processing and office productivity suite in South Korea. This vulnerability allows attackers to craft a malicious document that when opened, allows the attacker to cause […]

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