New Wave of Malware Targets Unpatched Microsoft Office

Usually, when someone discovers an exploit for a program, a hotfix is released to patch it. This lifecycle gives these exploits a relatively short lifespan between its discovery and its fix. As such, it’s very unusual for an old flaw for a popular program to still be making the rounds, especially after a patch is released to fix it. This is why it’s so notable that an old exploit of Microsoft Office is still circling the Internet. It even became the third most prevalent attack in 2018. The problem is, this exploit was fixed back in 2017, and it’s still doing damage to this day!… Read more