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Microsoft Manually Patched Office Component: Researchers
2017-11-20 15:25

Microsoft engineers appear to have manually patched a 17 year-old vulnerability in Office, instead of altering the source code of the vulnerable component, ACROS Security researchers say. read more

Microsoft Patches 17-Year-Old Office Bug
2017-11-15 18:11

Researchers warn of a Microsoft remote code execution bug that has persisted for 17 years in Office, leaving the OS unprotected until the vulnerability was patched Tuesday.

Microsoft Patches 17 Year-Old Vulnerability in Office
2017-11-15 17:12

Microsoft on Tuesday released its November 2017 security updates to resolve 53 vulnerabilities across products, including a security bug that has impacted all versions of its Microsoft Office...

17-Year-Old MS Office Flaw Lets Hackers Install Malware Without User Interaction
2017-11-15 02:06

You should be extra careful when opening files in MS Office. When the world is still dealing with the threat of 'unpatched' Microsoft Office's built-in DDE feature, researchers have uncovered a...

Russian 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Using (Unpatched) Microsoft Office DDE Exploit
2017-11-09 01:07

Cybercriminals, including state-sponsored hackers, have started actively exploiting a newly discovered Microsoft Office vulnerability that Microsoft does not consider as a security issue and has...

Locky Ransomware Spam Infects via Microsoft Office
2017-10-20 11:19

Look Ma, No Macros: Malicious Spam Wields Windows Application-Linking FeatureSpammers wielding Locky ransomware have a new trick up their sleeve: the ability to infect PCs via malicious Microsoft...

Office 365 adoption drivers, risks, and opportunities
2017-10-16 12:30

Over 1,100 organizations ranging from single-person businesses to companies with more than 10,000 employees participated in a survey from various regions around the globe including North America,...

Legacy Office Feature Used In Novel Document Attacks
2017-10-13 13:00

A forgotten feature in Microsoft Office allows attackers to bypass antivirus scanners and pull off document-based attacks to install malware.

Security Concerns Hamper Migration to Office 365: Report
2017-10-12 18:32

An increasing number of organizations have started using Microsoft’s Office 365 platform, but many haven’t migrated due to security concerns, according to a report published on Thursday by...

MS Office Built-in Feature Allows Malware Execution Without Macros Enabled
2017-10-12 04:06

Since new forms of cybercrime are on the rise, traditional techniques seem to be shifting towards more clandestine that involve the exploitation of standard system tools and protocols, which are...