Excel’s Blind Spot: The Strategic Deployment of Agent Tesla Malware by Cyberattackers

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a notable trend has emerged: the exploitation of a longstanding Microsoft Office vulnerability to disseminate a particularly insidious strain of malware, Agent Tesla. This malware, a combination of a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and an information stealer, capitalizes on an old vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, CVE-2017-11882, to infiltrate systems globally. 

Excel’s Blind Spot: The Strategic Deployment of Agent Tesla Malware by Cyberattackers

The Persistent CVE-2017-11882 Vulnerability

Often referred as the “Microsoft …

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