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How risky is macro malware, after all?

21

Sep

2016

Macro in computing represents a set of rules or patterns that match a certain input sequence to a specific output sequence, thus serving in automating software functions. They are essentially time-saving ways of launching repetitive tasks, and many organizations need to employ macros on a daily basis in various instances. The most frequent use of […]

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Researchers discover spam email campaign using malicious MS Publisher to create backdoor

15

Sep

2016

A campaign of spam emails that use Microsoft Publisher attachments to infect companies with a Windows backdoor was disclosed by researchers Tuesday. According to a post on Bitdefender’s HOTforSecurity blog, the emails impersonate employees at companies in China, the U.K., and other countries and contain attachments with fake customer orders and invoices.

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Servers of anonymous browsing network Tor designed to hack sites

07

Jul

2016

The internet anonymity service Tor has some bad actors among its volunteer servers set to hack dark net websites. Northeastern University professor Guevara Noubir and his graduate student Amirali Sanatinia found the many of the volunteer-run servers making up the Tor network are designed to hack the anonymous sites that connect to it. Read More

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