Microsoft Office: The Hackers’ Eternal Playground – Top 3 Malware Threats of 2025!
Hackers are still loving Microsoft Office files for their phishing schemes in 2025. Why break a sweat when you can fool someone with a fake invoice or job offer in Word or Excel? Just click, and boom, credentials are stolen! Office files: the hack that keeps on giving.
Hot Take:
In the world of cybersecurity, some things never change, like a hacker’s love for Microsoft Office documents. It’s 2025, but these digital relics are still the hackers’ Swiss Army knife. Who knew that Word and Excel would be the “vintage wine” of cyber exploits, only getting better with age? Cheers to the cybercriminals who never stopped believing in the classics!
Key Points:
- Phishing attacks using Microsoft Office files remain highly effective, especially in business settings.
- CVE-2017-11882, a vulnerability in the Microsoft Equation Editor, continues to be exploited despite being patched years ago.
- The Follina exploit (CVE-2022-30190) is popular for its ability to execute code without user interaction.
- Teams using MS Office need to be vigilant and implement measures to protect against these threats.
- ANY.RUN’s new Android OS support offers enhanced analysis for mobile malware threats.
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