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Watch Out! First-Ever Word Macro Malware for Apple Mac OS Discovered in the Wild

After targeting Windows-based computers over the past few years, hackers are now shifting their interest to Macs as well.

The emergence of the first macro-based Word document attack against Apple’s macOS platform is the latest example to prove this.

The concept of Macros dates back to 1990s. You might be familiar with the message that reads: “Warning: This document contains macros.”

Macro is a

Citing security concerns, Google announced that it will soon block JavaScript (.js) file attachments in Gmail.

Microsoft announced it has extended a feature in Office 2016 that protects against malicious macros to Office 2013.

Researchers have identified a new ransomware strain that spoofs tracking services via spam messages and contain URLs that link to malicious files.