Criminals turning to shortcuts and containers to distribute malware, following the death of the Microsoft macro
Now that macros in downloaded Microsoft Office files are officially dead (opens in new tab), it was only a matter of time before hackers came up with a new scheme.
According to cybersecurity experts Proofpoint, they’ve found not one, not two, but three new methods to get victims to download malware.
The company’s latest report says that instead of macro-laden Office files, which are now on a significant decline, crooks are going for container files, shortcuts, and HTML files.
From October 2021 until today, the number of macro-powered Office files used to distribute malware drooped by a whopping two-thirds (66%).
