Cherry pie, Douglas firs and the last trip of the summer

Aug. 22, 2025, 6:55 p.m.

Description

As summer winds down, a seasoned agent reflects on a journey through Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula, highlighting the importance of digital security during travel. The article provides practical cybersecurity tips for travelers, emphasizing the need to update devices, back up data, avoid public Wi-Fi, and use VPNs. It also mentions a Russian state-backed group, Static Tundra, exploiting unpatched Cisco devices using a seven-year-old vulnerability. The report includes updates on recent cybersecurity incidents, such as the Workday data breach and a novel 5G attack method. It concludes with information on upcoming events and prevalent malware files detected by Talos telemetry.

Attack Patterns

  • PS1Bot
  • XenoRAT
  • Static Tundra

Additional Informations

  • Technology
  • Government
  • Japan
  • Russian Federation