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Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft zero-day as list of vulnerable Office products grows

Source: itpro.com itpro.com
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Microsoft has published a support guide and temporary workarounds for IT admins to mitigate the threat The Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability reported widely this week is already being used in active attacks by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, a cyber security company has said. The advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as TA413 has been spotted impersonating the Women’s Empowerment Desk of the Central Tibetan Administration – a genuine division dedicated to issues such as gender equality and combating violence against women. Proofpoint researchers said the malicious documents are delivered via zip archives through URLs that aim to imitate the genuine Tibetan…

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