Threat Source newsletter for May 21, 2020

Threat Source newsletter for May 21, 2020
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw.Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week.

Beers with Talos chugs on during quarantine with the latest episode of “The In-Between.” Once again, the hosts talk about everything but security, answering listener questions from Twitter.

The most pressing threat we have this week is WolfRAT, a variant of the DenDroid Android malware. WolfRAT is attempting to exploit users on different messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Line — specifically, users in Thailand.

And if you’re really ready to get into security nitty-gritty, we have a deep dive on a vulnerability some Cisco researchers recently discovered that leave cars with on-board computers open to attack.  


Upcoming public engagements


Event: Cisco Live U.S.Location: Streaming onlineDate: June 2 - 3Speakers: Craig Williams and Sean MasonSynopsis: Join the free, virtual Cisco Live U.S. conference. There will be many talks spread across two days. Specific to Talos, Craig Williams of the Outreach team will give an overview of recent threats and provide viewers with an update on Talos’ latest research efforts. Sean Mason, the head of Cisco Talos Incident Response, will also give a separate talk on IR’s advancements over the past year and go over how CTIR can help you prepare for the worst.  Event: “Everyone's Advanced Now: The evol ..

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