KnowBe4 - Mysterious “double kill” Word/IE zero-day allegedly in the wild as phishing attack

“Double kill” is a bragging term from the world of violent video gaming – it means you finished off two assailants with a single shot.

In the world of cybercrime, it’s the name given by Chinese computer security company Qihoo to what it claims is an Internet Explorer zero-day hole that’s being actively exploited in the wild.

Unfortunately, in this case, Qihoo isn’t giving much away: we’ve seen only very sketchy details of how the “double kill” exploit works, or what you could look out for if an attacker tried to use the exploit against you.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/mysterious-double-kill-word/ie-zero-day-allegedly-in-the-wild-as-phishing-attack

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