How Hackers Use Malicious Attachments to Give You Malware

☝️ Another day, another report of hackers exploiting vulnerabilities. Here's how you stay safe.

Malicious attachments and you
Hackers use fake emails to fool you into opening attachments containing malware. The malware often targets unpatched vulnerabilities or bugs in the operating system or other software on your machine. It’s important to remain skeptical and cautious before opening any attachments, and always keep your system and other software as up to date as possible.

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Chapters
0:00 Malicious Attachments
0:34 Attachments: the hacker’s way in
0:53 “Zero-day”: the hacker’s jackpot
1:10 Unpatched vulnerabilities: the hackers’ goal
6:23 Keep software up to date
7:24 What to do?

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