Security News > 2024 > December > Hackers Use Corrupted ZIPs and Office Docs to Evade Antivirus and Email Defenses
2024-12-04 04:48
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a novel phishing campaign that leverages corrupted Microsoft Office documents and ZIP archives as a way to bypass email defenses. "The ongoing attack evades #antivirus software, prevents uploads to sandboxes, and bypasses Outlook's spam filters, allowing the malicious emails to reach your inbox," ANY.RUN said in a series of posts on X. The
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