Application security, Malware, Network Security, Phishing

Microsoft Office name being used to compromise PCs

The Microsoft Office name is being leveraged by cybercriminals in two new campaigns meant to infect users' machines. Email security firm Red Condor on Thursday warned of a spear phishing run in which messages appear to be invitations for recipients to update their Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access settings. Following the link, however, leads to the pernicious, data-stealing Zeus trojan. In another scam, searches for "office.microsoft.com" is leading to malicious websites hawking rogue anti-virus programs, internet security vendor Websense said Friday in a blog post. — DK

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Third-party ransomware attack threatens Sweden’s liquor supply

Swedish government-owned liquor retailer Systembolaget, which is the country's lone vendor of alcoholic beverages, has warned of a shortage of some beers, wines, and spirits across the country following a ransomware attack against its distributor Skanlog, which its CEO Mona Zuko has attributed to a North Korean state-sponsored threat operation, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

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