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The July 18, 2024, Talos Threat Source newsletter covers recent cybersecurity events, including an analysis of the latest malware threats, notable vulnerabilities, and data breaches.
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It's best to just assume you’ve been involved in a data breach somehow Telecommunications provider AT&T disclosed earlier this month that adversaries stole a cache of data that contained the phone numbers and call records of “nearly all” of its customers.

Cisco Duo now supports OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials, allowing secure service-to-service API interactions without user involvement. The implementation simplifies authentication processes, offering robust security measures for enterprise environments.
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ThousandEyes examines the impact of internet outages on the financial services sector. Get insights into common causes of outages and learn the importance of robust monitoring and mitigation strategies to ensure continuous operation and protect customer trust.
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ThousandEyes' report analyzes the performance and outages of Twitter following its rebranding to X. Get insights into these issues and a comprehensive overview of the platform's stability during the transition.
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Twitter to X: Charting Performance and Outages The 18 months from sale to domain transition were eventful, but appeared to help ensure a smooth shift from twitter.com to x.com.

Cisco helps financial institutions maintain digital compliance with PCI DSS 4.0 by offering comprehensive solutions like network security controls, secure configurations, and strong cryptography.
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Maintaining Digital Compliance with the PCI DSS 4.0 Cisco plays a pivotal role in the evolution and implementation of the PCI DSS 4.0.1 standards, offering a suite of compliant products and advisory expertise to assist customers in navigating the significant security updates and phased rollout through March 2025.

Cisco Secure Workload offers advanced tools to protect against vulnerabilities. By providing visibility into traffic flows and package versions, it helps identify/mitigate risks through microsegmentation, auto-quarantine, and virtual patching.
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Protecting Against regreSSHion with Secure Workload The regreSSHion vulnerability has taken the internet by storm. Learn how Secure Workload can protect your organization from this and other vulnerabilities.

Cisco launches the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), uniting industry leaders to enhance AI security. This initiative aims to integrate robust AI controls, share best practices, and build open-source solutions to address AI-specific security challenges.
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Introducing the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) Announcing the launch of the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) to help securely build, deploy, and operate AI systems to mitigate AI-specific security risks.

In financial services, communications compliance is crucial due to significant fines for unmonitored communications. Cisco's partnership with Theta Lake enhances security and compliance in Webex, aiding firms to manage risks and ensure regulatory adherence.

Communications Compliance is Taking Center Stage in the Boardroom Cisco Webex in collaboration with a partner provides a compliance and security solution tailored for digital communications within the Webex Suite, serving major organizations like top North American banks.

Cisco Talos discovered 15 vulnerabilities in Realtek rtl819x Jungle SDK, impacting small/home office wireless routers. Realtek patched these issues, but LevelOne has not. For more details and protection, check out the full report and Snort coverage updates.

15 vulnerabilities discovered in software development kit for wireless routers Talos researchers discovered these vulnerabilities in the Jungle SDK while researching other vulnerabilities in the LevelOne WBR-6013 wireless router.

Get valuable insights in to how cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work. Scammers use social engineering and deceptive URLs to steal private keys and credentials, draining victims' wallets.
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How do cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work? In recent months, a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks has been observed, targeting cryptocurrency holders with sophisticated schemes aimed at tricking them into divulging their valuable credentials.

Learn how HTML smuggling techniques are used in email attacks, embedding JavaScript in HTML attachments to bypass security filters. Attackers use encoding and obfuscation to evade detection.
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Hidden between the tags: Insights into spammers’ evasion techniques in HTML Smuggling Talos is releasing a new list of CyberChef recipes that enable faster and easier reversal of encoded JavaScript code contained in the observed HTML attachments.

Data breaches are fueling scam campaigns. Criminals use stolen data to execute sophisticated attacks, including phishing and vishing, to steal sensitive information. Find out our key recommendations to boost your defenses.
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Impact of data breaches is fueling scam campaigns Data breaches have become one of the most crucial threats to organizations across the globe, and they’ve only become more prevalent and serious over time.