The Register
4 years, 1 month ago
It's 2022 and there are still malware-laden PDFs in emails exploiting bugs from 2017
Crafty file names, encrypted malicious code, Office flaws – ah, it's like the Before Times HP's cybersecurity folks have uncovered an email campaign that ticks all the boxes: messages with a PDF attached that embeds a Word document that upon opening infects the victim's Windows PC with malware by exploiting a four-year-old code-execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office.…