Tax season is upon us and, as with every year, we’re seeing tax scammers rearing their heads. Below, we have an example…
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James Webb telescope images used to hide malware
A rather unique approach to spread malware using the popularity of the James Webb telescope images has been identified by the…
“Chemical attack” email warnings deliver Jester Stealer malware
Jester Stealer, a malicious file capable of large amounts of data theft, is on the prowl again. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency…
A week in security (February 7 – February 13)
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Microsoft takes macros out of the equation for five Office apps
Microsoft says it is going to disable macros in five Office apps by default. Besides Excel 4.0 macros, which were disabled…
Microsoft is now disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default
Back in October 2021, Microsoft announced in an email to customers that it planned to disable Excel 4.0 macros by default…
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,…
Blocks for Flash and others coming to Office 365
If you’re a user of Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel, you’re probably aware that they’ve been used as…
Malware analysis: decoding Emotet, part 1
Emotet Banking Trojan malware has been around for quite some time now. As such, infosec researchers have made several attempts to…