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VBA Macro Obfuscation; Large Scale BGP Attack; HSTS/key pinning weakness
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Microsoft Office VBA Macro Obfuscation via Metadata
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+Office+VBA+Macro+Obfuscation+via+Metadata/23139/
Large Scale BGP Attack
https://bgpmon.net/popular-destinations-rerouted-to-russia/
HSTS and HPKP Weaknesses in Firefox, IE/Edge and Chrome
http://blog.en.elevenpaths.com/2017/12/breaking-out-hsts-and-hpkp-on-firefox.html
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+Office+VBA+Macro+Obfuscation+via+Metadata/23139/
Large Scale BGP Attack
https://bgpmon.net/popular-destinations-rerouted-to-russia/
HSTS and HPKP Weaknesses in Firefox, IE/Edge and Chrome
http://blog.en.elevenpaths.com/2017/12/breaking-out-hsts-and-hpkp-on-firefox.html
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