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Microsoft plugs 56 vulns, including Office flaw exploited in attacks

  • January 10, 2018
  • Acros Security
  • certificates
  • Check Point

As part of the January 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 56 CVE-listed vulnerabilities, including the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, and an Office bug actively …

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Microsoft offers mitigation advice for DDE attacks scenarios

  • November 9, 2017
  • 0patch
  • Acros Security
  • endpoint security

Microsoft has published a security advisorty containing DDE attack mitigation instructions for both users and admins. What’s a DDE attack? For a while now, attackers …

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October Patch Tuesday: 61 bugs and one zero-day fixed

  • October 11, 2017
  • 0-day
  • Bishop Fox
  • Microsoft

For its October Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has patched 61 vulnerabilities (27 of them critical) and one Office zero-day labeled as “important.” The zero-day The …

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Spoofed IRS notice delivers RAT through link updating trick

  • September 22, 2017
  • exploit
  • malware
  • Malwarebytes

The malware delivery trick involving updating links in Word documents is apparently gaining some traction: the latest campaign to use it likely takes the form of fake emails …

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Patch Tuesday: 80+ vulnerabilities fixed, one exploited in the wild

  • September 13, 2017
  • 0-day
  • Bluetooth
  • FireEye

As part of its regular, monthly Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft has released patches for 81 new vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in the .NET Framework. The September …

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Attackers turn to auto-updating links instead of macros to deliver malware

  • August 18, 2017
  • cybercrime
  • exploit
  • malware

SANS ISC handler Xavier Mertens has flagged and analyzed a malicious Word file that, somehow, is made to automatically download an additional malicious RTF file, ultimately …

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Microsoft fixes 25 critical issues in August Patch Tuesday

  • August 9, 2017
  • Microsoft
  • MS Office
  • patch tuesday

The Microsoft August 2017 Patch Tuesday update has landed and contains patches for 48 vulnerabilities, 25 of which are for critical issues. 27 of the vulnerabilities can be …

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New PowerPoint malware delivery technique tested by spammers

  • June 9, 2017
  • malware
  • MS Office
  • social engineering

A spam run detected by several security companies has attempted to deliver malware through an innovative technique: a link in a PowerPoint slideshow. The attack unfolds like …

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MS Office zero-day is used to infect millions of users with Dridex

  • April 11, 2017
  • 0-day
  • cybercrime
  • exploit

The still unpatched MS Office zero-day vulnerability publicized by McAfee and FireEye researchers this weekend is being exploited to deliver the infamous Dridex banking …

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MS Office zero-day exploited in attacks – no enabling of macros required!

  • April 10, 2017
  • 0-day
  • cybercrime
  • exploit

A new zero-day flaw affecting all versions of Microsoft Office is being exploited in attacks in the wild, and no user is safe – not even those who use a fully patched …

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