LokiBot malware infecting PCs via Microsoft Word — protect yourself now

Don’t open that Word Doc; it may be infected with a LokiBot

Thanks to a report in TheHackerNews, we know that Microsoft Word documents are being used to exploit known remote code execution flaws. The flaws are used as phishing lures to sneak the LokiBot malware onto compromised computers. 

These so-called "LokiBots, " also known as Loki PWS, have stolen users' information since 2015 and remain a well-known trojan. Cara Lin, a security researcher with Fortinet FortiGuard, said, "It primarily targets Windows systems and aims to gather sensitive information from infected machines."