It’s Patch Tuesday again. Microsoft and other vendors have released their monthly updates. Among a total of 97 patched vulnerabilities there…
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Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware
Tax season is upon us and, as with every year, we’re seeing tax scammers rearing their heads. Below, we have an example…
Microsoft appears to be rolling back Office Macro blocking
We’re seeing several reports indicating that Microsoft may have rolled back its decision to block Macros in Office. Currently no official…
Flurry of new Mac malware drops in December
Last week, we wrote about a new piece of malware called DarthMiner. It turns out there was more to be seen,…
Old MS Office feature weaponized in malspam attacks
Update (11-08-2017): Microsoft has issued a security advisory about DDE-based attacks and is also providing tips on how to disable that…
Fake IRS notice delivers customized spying tool
While macro-based documents and scripts make up for the majority of malspam attacks these days, we also see some campaigns that…
PSA: New Microsoft Word 0day used in the wild
Microsoft has just patched an important vulnerability in Microsoft Word during its latest patch Tuesday cycle. According to the security firm…
Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature (updated)
By Marcelo Rivero and Jérôme Segura The Locky ransomware has been very active since its return which we documented in a…