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Macro-less word document attacks on the rise

30

Mar

2018

WatchGuard released its Internet Security Report for Q4 2017.

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Microsoft Word subDoc Feature Allows Password Theft

05

Jan

2018

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.

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Locky updated to exploit Office DDE feature and spread ransomware

23

Oct

2017

A legitimate feature in Microsoft Office that allows Word to load data from other documents is being exploited to push a new variant of the Locky ransomware. Victims are reportedly targeted with malspam messages via the infamous Necurs botnet. Under the subject line “Emailed Invoice” followed by a string of random numbers, the malspam attack […]

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Macro-less word document attacks on the rise

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Locky updated to exploit Office DDE feature and spread ransomware

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