‘Ancient’ MSFT Word Bug Anchors Taiwanese Drone-Maker Attacks

September 11, 2024 at 09:41AM Researchers from the Acronis Threat Research Unit discovered an attack dubbed “WordDrone,” targeting Taiwanese drone makers. The attack involves weaponizing an old version of Microsoft Word to install a persistent backdoor, ClientEndPoint. There are similarities to a previous “TIDrone” campaign, with the attackers possibly exploiting a side-loading flaw in the … Read more