The Latest Breaking News from Cisco Talos

Hundreds of LLM servers left exposed online - here's what we know

Ollama servers were easily found with a quick Shodan search, but many are dormant and thus unusable.

TechRadar · Sep 2, 2025

Chinese hackers are targeting web hosting firms - here's what we know

A web hosting company in Taiwan was recently targeted by what appears to be a Chinese state-sponsored actor.

TechRadar · Aug 19, 2025

This new malware really goes the extra mile when it comes to infecting your devices

A new malware framework has been seen advertised across the web - both through ads and weaponized sites.

TechRadar · Aug 14, 2025

Hidden text "salting" is letting hackers craft devious email attacks to evade detection

An email scanner sees a lot more than the recipient, which can be both a good and a bad thing, experts warn.

TechRadar · Jan 28, 2025

The majority of QR codes are spam, new survey claims

Cisco Talos research details how QR codes are increasingly being used by cybercriminals.

TechRadar · Nov 21, 2024

"Normal" websites are being hijacked to overload victims with spam

Post sign-up emails can be abused to deliver spam, but it should be easy to spot, experts claim.

TechRadar · Sep 30, 2024

Attackers abuse red teaming tool to deploy Brute Ratel

Cisco Talos says different groups around the world are abusing the MacroPack framework do deploy malware.

TechRadar · Sep 5, 2024

Creepy vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Apps for macOS: "Record audio clips, take pictures, or record videos without any user interaction."

Thanks to recent research from Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, Microsoft has been made aware of eight potential vulnerabilities in its apps within macOS. But Microsoft says they're "low risk," and might not update all of them.

Laptop · Aug 20, 2024

Use Word, Excel or other Microsoft Office apps on macOS? Hackers can exploit these new flaws to spy on your Mac

Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s office software for macOS that can be abused by hackers to spy on you through your Mac.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 20, 2024

Security flaw in popular proxy service leaves 50,000 hosts vulnerable

More than half of Tinyproxy service hosts affected, and a patch is not yet available.

TechRadar · May 7, 2024