Zero-day vulnerabilities garner well-deserved attention, but often it is older vulnerabilities that are at the center of targeted attacks. In a new report, researchers at Trend Micro found the majority of exploits involved in these incidents during the second half of 2013 focused on vulnerabilities that had patches available, including some that were patched as […]

A recently-patched Microsoft Word vulnerability is being used in attacks against government agencies in Taiwan, researchers with Trend Micro found. The vulnerability, CVE-2014-1761, was the subject of a security advisory from Microsoft back in March, and was patched in April. The presence of a patch however has not stopped attackers from targeting the vulnerability. According […]