Coronavirus-Themed APT Attack Spreads Malware

The APT group was spotted sending spear-phishing emails that purport to detail information about coronavirus – but they actually infect victims with a custom RAT. Continue reading Coronavirus-Themed APT Attack Spreads Malware

Coronavirus-Themed APT Attack Spreads Malware

The APT group was spotted sending spear-phishing emails that purport to detail information about coronavirus – but they actually infect victims with a custom RAT. Continue reading Coronavirus-Themed APT Attack Spreads Malware

Spread of Coronavirus-Themed Cyberattacks Persists with New Attacks

In cybersecurity circles, the Coronavirus is spurring anxiety over the virtual abuse of the deadly disease by scammers. Continue reading Spread of Coronavirus-Themed Cyberattacks Persists with New Attacks

Microsoft’s Unified Office App for Android Now Available to Everyone

Microsoft’s brand new Office app is now available for all Android users, brings together the best of Office in a single, unified mobile app where users can access all their documents.
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Emotet Activity Rises as It Uses Coronavirus Scare to Infect Targets in Japan

IBM X-Force has identified a spam campaign targeting users in Japan that employs the Coronavirus scare as a lure to encourage people to open malicious emails.

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Mac users warned that disabling all Office macros doesn’t actually disable all Office macros

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.
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DarkUniverse – the mysterious APT framework #27

Well-known ‘Lost in Translation’ leak, among other things, contained an interesting script that checked for traces of other APTs in the compromised system. In 2018, we found an APT described as the 27th function of this script, which we call ‘DarkUniverse’. Continue reading DarkUniverse – the mysterious APT framework #27

Microsoft Teams gets Yammer integration, secure private channels, and more

You’re forgiven if you thought Yammer, Microsoft’s proto-Slack, not quite realtime, chat application was dead. But it’s actually still alive (and well) — and still serves a purpose as a slower-moving social network-like channel for company- and team-wide announcements. Today, Microsoft announced that, among other updates, it will offer a Yammer integration in Teams, its […] Continue reading Microsoft Teams gets Yammer integration, secure private channels, and more