Microsoft Office security scams are on the rise – here’s what you need to know

Kaspersky has identified a number of recent cases of threat actors exploiting a years-old Microsoft Office vulnerability, targeting both individuals and companies alike.

According to the researchers, 11,394 users had encountered attacks leveraging the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability during the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 483% compared with the three months before during which there were 1,954 cases.