Threat actors thrive in chaos

This Talos newsletter highlights current threat trends and actionable guidance: attackers increasingly use emotionally provocative and topical email lures and smishing campaigns; exploitation of long-standing vulnerabilities (notably Shellshock) persists; recent incidents include the compromise of >20,000 Australian pension accounts and vendor-fraud losses, and CISA released advisories on ICS vulnerabilities. The report also lists prevalent malware samples and hashes observed by Talos and emphasizes prioritizing basic defenses such as patching and widespread MFA deployment.