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NSA used Microsoft shortcuts seen as security risk

14

Jun

2016

Recently released National Security Agency (NSA) emails show that the top digital spying group uses Word macros, widely considered a security risk. Word macros, programmable shortcuts in Microsoft Word, have been used in recent years to distribute ransomware, to launch attacks on credit card systems and even to black out the power grid of the […]

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GCM in malicious attachments

14

Aug

2013

Android OS offers an interesting service known as Google Cloud Messaging, or GCM. This service allows small (up to 4 KB) messages to be sent via the Google server from their mobile devices in JSON format. These messages may contain any structured data, such as links, advertising information, or commands. In order to use this […]

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Short-URL Services May Hide Threats

26

Jul

2013

In a recent post, AppAppeal ranked the most popular URL shorteners. The top five includes TinyURL, Goo.gl, Bit.ly, Ow.ly and is.gd. Unfortunately, these helpful services are also used to hide a large number of malicious URLs. This result has made me want to learn more about malicious links that may be hidden behind these shortcuts.For […]

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