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Title: Macros vs macOS: advanced exploit chain targeting Macs Post by: HCK on November 14, 2022, 04:05:12 pm Macros vs macOS: advanced exploit chain targeting Macs
Well-known researcher unveils a new powerful exploit that allows executing malicious Office macros on a Mac computer with zero user interaction. Macros in Office documents are intended to facilitate the execution of iterative tasks. These are shortcuts to performing routine actions and therefore they are, ideally, both helpful and benign. However, in pursuit of workarounds to plague systems with malicious code, cybercriminals have been mishandling macros for years. Source: Macros vs macOS: advanced exploit chain targeting Macs (https://macsecurity.net/view/411-macros-vs-macos-advanced-exploit-chain-targeting-macs) |