Tag: Macros
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How Cybercriminals Adapted to Microsoft Blocking Macros by Default
One long-awaited security move caused a ripple effect in the cybercrime …
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Cyber-criminals Shift From Macros to Shortcut Files to Hack Business PCs, HP Report
Cyber-criminals spreading malware families are shifting to shortcut (LNK) files to deliver malware, HP Wolf Security’s latest report …
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Dark Web Research Suggests 87% of Ransomware brands Exploit Malicious Macros
Machine identity management firm Venafi has published new research suggesting that 87% of the ransomware found on the dark web has been …
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Hackers Use New Tactics To Spread Malware as Microsoft Blocked Macros by Default
As Microsoft Office began blocking malicious macros by default in many of its programs, hackers began to change their tactics after they …
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Hackers Use New Tactics as Microsoft Blocked Macros by Default
As Microsoft Office began blocking malicious macros by default in many of its programs, hackers began to change their tactics after they …
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Microsoft Resumes Blocking Office VBA Macros by Default After ‘Temporary Pause’
Microsoft has officially resumed blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default across Office apps, weeks after temporarily …
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Microsoft rolls back plan to block macros by default
Back in February I applauded Microsoft for taking a decisive step in the fight against macro malware. Here’s part of what I …
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Microsoft Reverses Course on Blocking Office Macros by Default
Several security experts expressed disappointment this week at Microsoft’s quiet reversal Wednesday of a decision it had announced in …
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Microsoft makes major course reversal, allows Office to run untrusted macros
Microsoft has stunned core parts of the security community with a decision to quietly reverse course and allow untrusted macros to be …
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Microsoft Quietly Rolls Back Plan to Block Office VBA Macros by Default
Five months after announcing plans to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in the Office productivity suite, …
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Microsoft rolls back a default macro block in Office
A new Office security restriction that was a major blow to phishing and malware distribution via email has apparently been rolled back. …
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Emotet Testing New Delivery Ideas After Microsoft Disables VBA Macros by Default
The threat actor behind the prolific Emotet botnet is testing new attack methods on a small scale before co-opting them into their larger …
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