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Some 16,000 Coronavirus cases in the UK went missing after the Excel spreadsheet they were being recorded in reached its maximum limit, and did not allow the automated process to add any more names. Continue reading UK loses 16,000 COVID-19 cases due to Excel spreadsheet snafu
Recent spearphishing emails spread the Hackbit ransomware using malicious Microsoft Excel attachments and the GuLoader dropper. Continue reading Hackbit Ransomware Attack Uses GuLoader, Malicious Microsoft Excel Attachments
The Money in Excel feature that Microsoft announced in March is now available to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers.
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XLS files sent via emails appear password protected but aren’t, opening automatically to install malware from compromised macros, according to researchers. Continue reading Hackers Update Age-Old Excel 4.0 Macro Attack
It’s been almost 25 years since macro malware first reared its head, and it would be nice to think that the defences Microsoft has built into its Office suite in the years since would do a half-decent job of stemming the threat.
Unfortunately, it seems… Continue reading Mac users warned that disabling all Office macros doesn’t actually disable all Office macros
Microsoft is adding a killer new feature to Excel that will be a lifesaver for new and novice Excel users who aren’t familiar with all the formulas.
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Microsoft today announced an update to Excel that brings natural language queries to the venerable spreadsheet tool. Available now to Office Insiders, this new feature allows you to talk to Excel like you’re talking to a person and get quick answers to your queries without having to write a query. “Natural language query is another […] Continue reading You can now ask Excel questions about your data
Microsoft Excel for iOS now lets you take pictures of a table, and turn that into real, editable data within a spreadsheet.
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Excel is great for pivot tables and financial modeling, but one of its greatest weakness is that it’s one-dimensional, not collaborative, static, and frustrating for generating on-demand reports. And who really likes seeing #DIVO all the tim… Continue reading Companies Are Breaking Up with Excel for Managing Cybersecurity – Here’s Why
Embassies around the world have been targeted in a recent spate of spearphishing email attacks from Russian hackers, according to a new report from researchers at Check Point Technologies. The emails, which the hackers filled with U.S. State Department logos and “Top Secret” labels to trick victims into believing they were legitimate, were actually laced with malicious Microsoft Excel files. The documents were capable of leveraging a trojanized version of remote access software, TeamViewer, to gain control of infected computers. After gaining access and control, the hackers’ code allowed them to take screenshots of the victims’ PCs, allowing the hackers to steal victims’ usernames and login credentials. They’ve had access to “everything,” Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Group Manager Lotem Finkelsteen tells CyberScoop. “Databases, personal data, documents, networks, other devices connected. They have full access to the infected device.” The hackers succeeded in gaining full control of many of the computers they targeted, […]
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