Novel remote access trojan CodeRAT uncovered

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary CodeRAT is a remote access trojan RAT. The malicious operation, which appears to have originated in Iran, employed a Word document with a Microsoft Dynamic Data Exchange DDE exploit to target...

Russian 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Using (Unpatched) Microsoft Office DDE Exploit

Cybercriminals, including state-sponsored hackers, have started actively exploiting a newly discovered Microsoft Office vulnerability that Microsoft does not consider as a security issue and has already denied to patch it. Last month, we reported how hackers could leverage a built-in feature of...

Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks

A newly discovered unpatched attacking method that exploits a built-in feature of Microsoft Office is currently being used in various widespread malware attack campaigns. Last week we reported how hackers could leveraging an old Microsoft Office feature called Dynamic Data Exchange DDE, to perfor...