Within days of Microsoft announcing that they are introducing custom JavaScript equations in Excel, a security researcher has developed a way to use this method to load the CoinHive in-browser ...

But in the past few weeks, we’ve been introduced to two new features that have “Kick Me” written all over them. First, JavaScript in Excel. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

To participate in the procedure, "Join the Office Insider program and install build 9325 (13.329 for Mac) Excel" → "Launch the Excel add-in as instructed in the report's README.md and change and ...

By enabling JavaScript in Excel, Microsoft potentially opens the door to any number of cyberwoes. HOTLITTLEPOTATO All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors.

Right now, JavaScript in Excel custom functions is only supported in the Developer Preview edition to Office 365 subscribers enrolled in the Office Insiders program. But it seems inevitable that in ...

Fears custom functions will be abused by attackers. Microsoft has added the ability for users to create custom Javascript functions in Excel spreadsheets, creating concern among security experts.

Using data from Excel Web with JavaScript; explanations from the new Excel Mashup site The desktop Office apps have been connecting to Office servers for years now, from the original Project ...

Microsoft recently announced a developer preview release supporting JavaScript to create custom functions directly in Excel. This addition moves beyond the existing Microsoft Office JavaScript API ...

The questions plaguing users of Microsoft Excel—JavaScript support, slow Mac development cycles, the lack of Easter eggs—all apparently come down to one thing: prioritizing developer resources ...