Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros To Deploy Attacks

Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros To Deploy Attacks Avaddon ransomware has been spreading this week via an old technique that's making a comeback, Microsoft cautions on Thursday The attacks appear to be more targeted and rely on malicious Excel 4 Once opened, the Microsoft Excel attachments then prompts victims to enable macros That in turn downloads and executes GuLoader GuLoader is a widespread dropper that compromises targets and

Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros To Deploy Attacks Detailed by researchers at HP Wolf Security, the campaigns use malicious Microsoft Excel add-in (XLL) files to infect systems and there was an almost six-fold (588%) increase in attacks using this Tricking someone into enabling macros on a downloaded Microsoft Excel or Word file is an old hacker chestnut That one click from a target creates a foothold for attackers to take over their New research developed by MDR provider Expel finds that exploitation of Office macros in pre-ransomware incidents dropped significantly in Q2 Skip to main content Events Video Special Issues Jobs Microsoft's security team has issued an advisory today warning organizations around the globe to deploy protections against a new strain of ransomware that has been in the wild over the past two

Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros To Deploy Attacks New research developed by MDR provider Expel finds that exploitation of Office macros in pre-ransomware incidents dropped significantly in Q2 Skip to main content Events Video Special Issues Jobs Microsoft's security team has issued an advisory today warning organizations around the globe to deploy protections against a new strain of ransomware that has been in the wild over the past two Microsoft warns that ransomware threat actor Storm-0501 has recently switched tactics and now targets hybrid cloud environments, expanding its strategy to compromise all victim assets News Featured Microsoft says its customers face 600 million cyberattacks daily—and has found that ransomware attacks and tech scams are on the rise, as are attacks by nation-state hackers