Most users run insecure versions of Adobe Reader
Most users of Adobe's hugely popular PDF Reader are content to use out-of-date and potentially insecure versions of the program, an analysis by antivirus company Avast Software has revealed.
View ArticlePatch Adobe Flash to Protect against Zero-Day Exploit
Adobe issued a critical update today for its Flash Player software. The patch fixes six security vulnerabilities, at least one of which is a zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.
View ArticleZero-day PDF exploit reportedly defeats Adobe Reader sandbox protection
Cybercriminals are using a new PDF exploit that bypasses the sandbox security features in Adobe Reader X and XI, in order to install banking malware on computers, according to researchers from Russian...
View ArticleAdobe investigates alleged customer data breach
Adobe said Wednesday it is investigating the release of 230 names, email addresses and encrypted passwords claimed to have been stolen from a company database.
View ArticleAdobe to patch 2-year-old Shockwave vulnerability next year
Adobe plans in February to close a dangerous hole in its Shockwave application that causes the application to be downgraded when a user launches older multimedia content, allowing hackers to target...
View ArticleAdobe warns of actively exploited ColdFusion flaws
Adobe Systems warned users of its ColdFusion application server software that hackers are reportedly exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in the product to take control of affected servers.
View ArticleAdobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat
Adobe Systems released new versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat on Tuesday in order to address a total of 28 critical security vulnerabilities in the software products.
View ArticleAdobe releases patches for Flash Player and Shockwave Player
Adobe released security updates for Flash Player and Shockwave Player on Tuesday in order to address a total of 19 vulnerabilities affecting the two products.
View ArticleAdobe Reader XI users turn on 'protected view' to defend zero-day attack
The serious zero-day flaw affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat now being exploited in online attacks can be defended against in up-to-date versions of the program by enabling ‘protected view’, Adobe has...
View ArticleAdobe to release emergency patches for Reader, Acrobat
Adobe Systems said it will release patches for two critical vulnerabilities disclosed last week that are actively being used by attackers.
View ArticleAdobe releases emergency patches for Reader and Acrobat
Adobe released emergency patches for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11, 10 and 9 on Wednesday that address two critical vulnerabilities being actively exploited by attackers.
View ArticleThird time's the charm? Adobe patches even more critical Flash vulnerabilities
On Tuesday, Adobe released yet another security patch for Flash player, addressing several critical vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to take control of affected computers. The update is for...
View ArticleSecurity of hosted services is top priority for Adobe's first CSO
Adobe Systems has appointed Brad Arkin, the company's senior director of security for products and services, to become its first CSO. With a mature product security program already in place, the top...
View ArticleMcAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw
McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document is opened.
View ArticleAdobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion
Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already...
View ArticleHackers steal information on 2.9 million Adobe customers
Hackers broke into the internal computer network of Adobe Systems and stole information on 2.9 million customers, as well as source code for several of the company's products.
View ArticleSource code and 2.9 million accounts raided by attackers in Adobe breach
In a blog post on Thursday, Adobe said that during a security audit sometime around September 17, the company discovered that attackers had accessed Adobe customer IDs, as well as encrypted passwords....
View ArticleAdobe's source code was parked on hackers' unprotected server
Hackers capitalize on other people's mistakes. But they make their own as well.
View ArticleFlash Player now sandboxed under Safari on Mac OS X
Adobe has worked with Apple to sandbox Flash Player under Safari in Mac OS X, restricting the ability of attackers to exploit any vulnerabilities they might find in the browser plug-in.
View ArticleStolen Adobe account data goes public, Photoshop source code breached
In an update on the data breach disclosed earlier this month, Adobe has said that source code for Photoshop was stolen. Making matters worse, a file containing 150 million usernames and hashed...
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