Security: Updates, Word and More
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Security updates for Thursday
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Hackers now exploiting Word documents to display 'innocent' videos that secretly mine cryptocurrency
Hackers have been found exploiting Microsoft Word documents to deliver cryptojacking scripts to hijack victims' computers and secretly mine cryptocurrency. Security researchers at Israel-based Votiro said the attack abuses Microsoft Word's Online Video feature that allows users to insert remote videos directly into documents without having to embed them or provide a link to a third-party service.
Due to insufficient sanitisation, threat actors have been using this new feature to insert cryptojacking scripts that silently exhaust a victim's CPU and mine Monero coins in the background while the video plays.
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Lawsuits threaten infosec research — just when we need it most
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Security and Vulnerability Scanning of Container Images
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The TLS apocalypse reaches Power Macs and TenFourFox FPR6b1 available (plus: let's block nuisance JavaScript)
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