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Microsoft’s ‘New Office App’ Starts Landing On Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft said it has started rolling out the redesigned Office app to Windows 10 PCs and in the coming weeks, it will land on all the supported devices that run the current version of Windows 10. The company has been testing the app with the Insider community since December 2018. And it will replace the […]

LibreOffice 6.2 Released With UI Improvements, Security Features, And More

The Document Foundation has released the latest version of its popular open source office suite in the form of LibreOffice 6.2; it brings some major improvements over its predecessor. One of the most notable features of LibreOffice 6.2 is the new “tabbed” user-interface, dubbed NotebookBar, which was in an experimental phase for quite some time. […]

A New Critical RCE Vulnerability in LibreOffice that Exploit Windows & Linux Systems

The researcher found new Remote code execution vulnerability in widely used LibreOffice that allows attackers to exploit the arbitrary code in Windows and Linux Platform. LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite which is developed by The Document Foundation and it is a widely used office suite for both individuals and the corporate environment. LibreOffice can […]

Microsoft bug exposes 400 million Outlook and Office 360 accounts

  The investigator who discovered the error will be rewarded by the company Sahad Nk, a digital forensics expert from India and partner in a cybersecurity firm, has received a reward from Microsoft as part of the company’s bug report program thanks to the discovery and reporting of a series of critical vulnerabilities present in […]

New Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities Used to Distribute Zyklon Malware that Creating Backdoor

Recently patched critical Microsoft office vulnerabilities are used for distributing powerful Zyklon Malware that has some sophisticated functionalities such as creating a backdoor in victims machine. Zyklon Malware has widely spread across the world since 2016 and its mainly targeting Telecommunications, Insurance, Financial Services. A Backdoor that creates by Zyklon Malware has capable of keylogging, password harvesting, downloading […]

7 Best Alternatives To Microsoft Office Suite — 2018 Edition

In the realm of office productivity software, no one has a significant presence as Microsoft Office. They’ve produced a piece of software for just about every task necessary in the modern office, short of a few niches or specializations. Microsoft Office apps like Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc. have got so many features nowadays that it […]

Unpatched For Years, MS Word Zero-Day Attacks Even If Your Windows Is Fully Updated

Short Bytes: An unpatched 0-day bug affects all the versions of MS Office and Windows, including Office 2016 running on Windows 10. An attacker can make a user download malicious word file as an email attachment, execute codes, and install malware on victim’s system. Microsoft is currently working on an official fix for the vulnerability. Researchers […]

Microsoft Warning: MS Word Has Been Hacked, Do not open ‘.RTF’ Files

Microsoft has issued a warning about a possible hacking attempt through an RTF exploit code, according to its official blog.  The latest hacking attacks, known as “Cringent” or “Power Worm” uses the cloud technologies to target its victims. The exploit code, instead of creating executable code, uses certified technologies such as Windows PowerShell, Google DNS […]