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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Parent is +5 Insightfull, how?

[iBod]

Oh boy! Sure!

Do you really think there is a little department at Redmond that is in charge of 'exploits running free'?

Honestly. Sometimes I think slashdotters should get their fucking heads out of their assholes and smell the fresh air!

Re:Hackers can't do it?

[Master of Transhuman]

Sounds like a lot of Microsoft employees...

Isn't that one of the criteria for being hired there?

How do we know half the Microsoft employees aren't Russian (or Italian or Korean or Chinese or Israeli) Mafia infiltrated into Microsoft? They'd fit right in with Bill's corporate culture.