Surge in malicious Microsoft Office documents detected

mood · Jun 25, 2019

Surge in malicious Microsoft Office documents detected
June 26, 2019
https://www.pcr-online.biz/2019/06/25/surge-in-malicious-microsoft-office-documents-detected/

WatchGuard Technologies’ latest quarterly Internet Security Report shows a massive 62% increase in overall malware detections in Q1 2019 compared to the previous quarter.
The report also found that cyber criminals are leveraging a wide array of varied attack techniques, including malicious Microsoft Office documents, Mac malware and web application exploits.

These results illustrate that hackers are doubling down on well-known tactics like credential theft and ransomware by utilising fake Office documents and other attack vectors that require advanced defences to combat a wider variety of threat vectors.

More than 17% of WatchGuard Fireboxes blocked malicious Office documents, with two threats in this category making it into WatchGuard’s most widespread malware list, and one in the top 10 malware attacks by volume.

“The key findings from this latest report illustrate the importance of layered security protections in today’s advanced threat landscape,” said Corey Nachreiner, chief technology officer at WatchGuard Technologies.
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Internet Security Report - Q1 2019
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