Jonathan
Collected on:
DO NOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
DO NOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
This company are doing the conveyancing for my recent mortgage application with Halifax. They send Microsoft Word documents with Macro's enabled to you via email - this is a classic phishing/malware attack vector. Macro's allow custom written code to be executed on your device with escalated privileges. It could therefore install a keylogger, install an APT, or reach out to a command-and-control site and download a malware payload.
You should never open a document that has Macro's enabled unless you explicitly trust the author with your life! There is absolutely no justifiable reason ever for a solicitors to be needing to use Macro's, and then sending these documents onto their clients.
It's an unimaginable security risk, and speaks volumes - they obviously do not care about IT security in any shape or form, or you, their client's data. I can not stress strongly enough - DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY, DO NOT OPEN AND DELETE ANY ATTACHMENTS THEY HAVE SENT YOU!
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