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Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

March 23, 2023 0 Comments document, email, emotet, irs, macro, macros, malware, news, Scam, w-9, word

Categories: News

Tags: emotet

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Tags: IRS

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Tags: W-9

Tags: word

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We look at a current tax scam in circulation which looks to make an Emotet deposit on your PC.

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That didn’t last! Microsoft turns off the Office security it just turned on

July 18, 2022 0 Comments macro, malware, Microsoft, office, phishing, vba

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:27:10 +0000

An Office anti-malware setting that took more than 20 years to arrive… and fewer than 20 weeks to vanish again.

Security Sophos

That didn’t last! Microsoft turns off the Office security it just turned on

July 11, 2022 0 Comments macro, malware, Microsoft, office, phishing, vba

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:27:10 +0000

An Office anti-malware setting that took more than 20 years to arrive… and fewer than 20 weeks to vanish again.

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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 0 Comments APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, Exploit, exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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Tags: APT APT36 coronavirus coronavirus malware covid-19 credential stealer crimson rat exploit exploits info-stealer macro malicious macro malware nation-state attack rat remote administration tool Social Engineering spear phishing spear phishing attack transparent tribe

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