Microsoft: Hackers turn Exchange servers into malware control centers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[-] vsis 3 points 1 year ago

Please, help me to understand something about MS Office.

Why the hell you can run a macro in a spreadsheet that can execute arbitrary PowerShell scripts? Why is that feature needed for MS Office users? Is it too hard that it just do stuff inside the spreadsheet and nothing else?

[-] baked_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That is why .xlsm files are blocked company wide with any decent admin

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