"Number of Attacks Using Microsoft Office Files Surges in 2023"

There has been a significant increase in attacks involving malicious files in Microsoft Office document formats. In 2023, malicious Microsoft Office documents and other popular document formats, such as PDFs, were used in 53 percent more attacks. Windows remains the top target for cybercriminals, accounting for 88 percent of all malware detected daily. Using popular Microsoft Office file formats to disguise malware has been a popular attack vector in recent years, with a widespread phishing campaign involving compromised Excel macros to gain remote access to users' systems recorded in 2020. This article continues to discuss the increase in attacks using popular Microsoft Office file types.

ITPro reports "Number of Attacks Using Microsoft Office Files Surges in 2023"

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