Microsoft Confirms Excel Zero-Day Attack

Guglio writes "Eweek has a story about a new, undocumented Excel flaw that is being used in a targeted attack against an unnamed business. The latest zero-day attack comes just two days after Patch Tuesday (coincidence?) and less than a month after a very similar, 'super, super targeted attack' against business interests overseas. The back-to-back zero-day attacks closely resemble each other and suggest that well-organized criminals are conducting corporate espionage using critical flaws purchased from underground hackers."

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Yah, ok...

[Secret Rabbit]

The back-to-back zero-day attacks closely resemble each other and suggest that well-organized criminals are conducting corporate espionage using critical flaws purchased from underground hackers.

Yes, because there is no way that the attacker could have come up with the attack him/her-self. It's completely out of the question that this person could have done it alone. Even though we know absolutely nothing about [him/her, them]. etc It certainly makes far more sense to introduce a conspiracy theory. One involving vast crime rings.

Sure.

Re:Hackers can't do it?

[vertinox]

Can they do nothing more than crack the latest version of VirtuaGirl?

link plz!