Tag: Microsoft Word
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Iranian Hackers Exploit 100+ Embassy Email Accounts in Global Phishing Targeting Diplomats
An Iran-nexus group has been linked to a “coordinated” and …
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LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that’s distributed via spear-phishing attacks. …
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Decoy Microsoft Word Documents Used to Deliver Nim-Based Malware
A new phishing campaign is leveraging decoy Microsoft Word documents as bait to deliver a backdoor written in the Nim programming language. …
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PoC Exploit Released For Critical Microsoft Word RCE Bug
There has been a proof-of-concept published recently for CVE-2023-21716 that analyzes this vulnerability. This vulnerability has been …
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PoC exploit for recently patched Microsoft Word RCE is public (CVE-2023-21716)
A PoC exploit for CVE-2023-21716, a critical RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Word that can be exploited when the user previews a specially …
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Serious Windows diagnostic tool vulnerability allows hackers to take over a computer
An officially confirmed vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Support Diagnostic Tool can allow hackers to run remote code and take …
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This zero-day Windows flaw opens a backdoor to hackers via Microsoft Word. Here’s how to fix it
Microsoft has detailed a workaround for admins to protect their networks from a zero-day flaw in a Windows tool that hackers have been …
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Smashing Security podcast #262: Macro progress, eyeball-tracking ads, and encryption backdoors
How does Microsoft hope to defeat the macro terror? How is the UK Government trying to influence the public’s opinion on end-to-end …
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25 years on, Microsoft makes another stab at stopping macro malware
Bravo to Microsoft, because it sounds like they’re doing something to improve the security of Office users. Way back in 1995, Microsoft …
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Lazarus gang targets engineers with job offers using poisoned emails
Security researchers at AT&T Alien Labs report that a notorious hacking group has been targeting engineers working in the defence industry. …
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Smashing Security #160: SNAFUs! MS Word, Amazon Ring, and TikTok
We discuss how Microsoft Word helped trap a multi-million dollar fraudster, how Amazon Ring may be recording more than you’re comfortable …
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