Tag: Microsoft Equation Editor

Prevent remote code execution by disabling Microsoft’s Equation Editor now

While many of us are looking forward to some well-earned time off, cyber attacks aren’t taking any breaks this holiday season. In late November, the Cobalt Cybercriminal Group took advantage of a 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office’s Equation Editor, the CVE-2017-11882 exploit. The Cobalt Cybercriminal Group, which has been around since 2016, primarily targets financial […]