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Have you ever opened an Excel document that asks you to enable macros? We all have to do this occasionally when a colleague sends us a spreadsheet with a little program in it (a macro) that automates certain functions. Of course hackers have been keen to create malicious macros and include them in attachments. Here’s what else they’re doing: calling (or e-mailing) ahead to tell you to enable the macros when you receive the file. Be aware. Always think about who sent you a file and why you are using it before you open it, and certainly before you allow any macro to run. Read more about it in Data Breach Today.