Adobe urging users to update Flash after the discovery of threat
IF you have been putting off updating to the latest version of Adobe Flash, now might be a good time. According to the software company, you will be at risk if you don’t.
IF you have been putting off updating to the latest version of Adobe Flash, now might be a good time.
Adobe is currently urging users to update the program to fix a security flaw discovered by a research firm less than a week ago.
Security firm Fireeye said the vunrability enables hackers to remotely hijack the victim’s computer by using a specially created video file.
Despite being quickly reported to Adobe, it was discovered infamous Chinese hacking group, Advanced Persistent Threat 3, had already been exploiting the flaw through a number of phishing emails.
“This group is one of the more sophisticated threat groups that FireEye Threat Intelligence tracks,” explained FireEye.
“After successfully exploiting a target host, this group will quickly dump credentials, move laterally to additional hosts and install custom backdoors.”
Adobe has since created a patch to rectify the issue.
It can be downloaded using the auto-updated included with Flash.
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