Microsoft Office, and cyberattack news on CNET

February 15, 2007 Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Word, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, attack, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, cyberattack, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Excel, vulnerability, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, development tool, flaw, fix, Microsoft Word, software company, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, alert, attack, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, cyberattack, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, e-mail, PC

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