Categories: News Tags: emotet Tags: malware Tags: IRS Tags: scam Tags: email Tags: W-9 Tags: word Tags: document Tags: macro Tags: macros We look at a current tax scam in circulation which looks to make an Emotet deposit on your PC. |
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Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:00:28 +0000
Following Microsoft’s announcement that macros from the internet will be disabled by default, threat actors are using alternative file types for malware delivery. This shift brings both challenges and opportunities for organizations.
Read moreCategories: News Categories: Threats Tags: Msdllupdate.exe Tags: macros Tags: James Webb Tags: certutil Tags: Golang Tags: base64 Tags: steganography Tags: OxB36F8GEEC634.jpg In a recent malware campaign, images from the James Webb telescope were used to hide malware. |
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 01:10:38 +0000
20 years to turn it on, then 20 weeks to turn it off, then just 2 weeks to turn it back on again. That’s progress!
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:12:17 +0000
We waited three decades for macro blocking…and now it’s going away again!
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 12:04:27 +0000
An email warning of supposed chemical attacks that delivers Jester Stealer malware is being sent to people in Ukraine.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:46:54 +0000
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| The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days. Categories: A week in security Tags: IRSmacrosMagecartmetaMFA adoptionNews CorpOnline Safety BillsapSecuritassiriSugar ransomwarevalentine’s day |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:16:00 +0000
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| Microsoft says it is going to disable macros in five Office apps by default. Categories: Reports Tags: adsmacrosmicrosoftmotwVBA |
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:35:29 +0000
US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jNMBVgsS2Wg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:04:32 +0000
Microsoft today released updates to plug security holes in its software, including patches to fix at least 74 weaknesses in various flavors of Windows and in software that runs on top of it. The November updates include patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited in the wild, as well as a sneaky bug in certain versions of Office for Mac that bypasses security protections and was detailed publicly prior to today’s patches.
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