Hackers Exploit Recently Disclosed Microsoft Office Bug to Backdoor PCs

The Hacker News Daily Updates A Cybersecurity Guide to Machine Learning How Computer Algorithms Find Malicious Content and Defend Against the Modern Threat Landscape. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Nov 29, 2017 Hackers Exploit Recently Disclosed Microsoft Office Bug to Backdoor PCs A recently disclosed severe 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office that lets hackers install malware on targeted computers without user interaction is now being exploited in the wild to distribute a backdoor malware. First spotted by researchers at security firm Fortinet, the malware has ... Read More 22-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to 2014 Yahoo Hack, Admits Helping Russian Intelligence Karim Baratov, a 22-year-old Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges over his involvement in massive 2014 Yahoo data breach that affected all three billion yahoo accounts. In March, the US Justice Department announced charges against two Russian intelligence ... Read More macOS High Sierra Bug Lets Anyone Gain Root Access Without a Password If you own a Mac computer and run the latest version of Apple's operating system, macOS High Sierra, then you need to be extra careful with your computer. A serious, yet stupid vulnerability has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that allows untrusted users to quickly gain unfettered ... Read More New Mirai Botnet Variant Found Targeting ZyXEL Devices In Argentina While tracking botnet activity on their honeypot traffic, security researchers at Chinese IT security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab discovered a new variant of Mirai—the well known IoT botnet malware that wreaked havoc last year. Last week, researchers noticed an increase in traffic scanning ports 2323 ... Read More Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls In an attempt to protect Android users from malware and shady apps, Google has been continuously working to detect and remove malicious apps from your devices using its newly launched Google Play Protect service. Google Play Protect—a security feature that uses machine learning and app usage ... Read More A Cybersecurity Guide to Machine Learning How Computer Algorithms Find Malicious Content and Defend Against the Modern Threat Landscape. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India