[Swordmaker]

Extremely VERY OBSCURE Microsoft Excel file type vulnerability in older Macs can have an exploit which could possibly be used by malicious actors to do something nasty. Oh My. . . What a scary thought. NOT! VERY RARE file type. . . And easily avoided by just renaming the file that HAS to start with a “$” to be dangerous. If you need that file (why?) just delete the “$” and go about your business. —PING!

APPLE + MICROSOFT EXCEL SECURITY PROBLEM? NO!
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[Richard Kimball]

Do they just write these articles by cutting and pasting, now, or do they use an AI with a database of scary catchphrases?

A security expert revealed this week that an exploit commonly used against Windows users

...former NSA security specialist who addressed the Black Hat security conference this week...

...Wardle fears these hacks may be just the tip of the iceberg.

...but also cautioned there likely are more problems to come.

These things are more predictable than the plot to a road runner cartoon. I note they haven't found anyone who's actually been hacked. The ONLY catchphrase I didn't find was "This is an important proof of concept."

[roadcat]

Thanks. This explains the Microsoft Office messages that appeared on my Mac today, with the small print message to “agree” with their legalese, which I never read.