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Word-based Malware Attack Doesn’t Use Macros

2018-02-15 17:31

Malicious e-mail attachments used in this campaign don’t display any warnings when opened and silently install malware.

Microsoft Word subDoc Feature Allows Password Theft

2018-01-05 16:08

A feature in Microsoft Word that allows for the loading of sub-documents from a master document can be abused by attackers to steal a user’s credentials, according to Rhino Security Labs. read more

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In the Words of President Ronald Reagan, "Trust but Verify"

2017-12-20 21:37

Behavioral Analytics Enables Verification That Users Are Doing the Right Thing, And Promotes Transparency read more

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Microsoft Disables Dynamic Update Exchange Protocol in Word

2017-12-16 23:11

In an attempt to prevent cybercriminals from abusing the Dynamic read more

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Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks

2017-10-20 03:07

A newly discovered unpatched attacking method that exploits a built-in feature of Microsoft Office is currently being used in various widespread malware attack campaigns. Last week we reported how...

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New Attack Fingerprints Users Using Word Documents

2017-09-18 17:59

A newly detailed attack method leverages Microsoft Word documents to gather information on users, but doesn’t use macros, exploits or any other active content to do so, security researchers at...

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