" Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn (threatpost.com) 139 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday June 18, 2016 @07:33PM from the Flash-in-the-pan de"
An anonymous reader quotes an article from BankInfoSecurity: Security experts are once again warning enterprises to immediately update -- or delete -- all instances of the Adobe Flash Player they may have installed on any system in the wake of reports that a zero-day flaw in the web browser plug-in is being targeted by an advanced persistent threat group.... The bug exists in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier versions -- running on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS -- and "successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system." Thursday Adobe released an updated version of Flash patching 36 separate vulnerabilities, including the critical vulnerability which "if exploited would allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware." While applauding Adobe's quick response, researchers at Kaspersky Lab say it's already been exploited in Russia, Nepal, South Korea, China, India, Kuwait and Romania, and BankInfoSecurity writes that "The latest warning over this campaign reinforces just how often APT attackers target Flash, thus making a potential business case for banning it for inside the enterprise."
#1. "RE: Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn (threatpost.com) 139 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday June 18, 2016 @07:33PM from the Flash-in-the-pan de" In response to jujet84 (Reply # 0)
#2. "RE: Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn (threatpost.com) 139 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday June 18, 2016 @07:33PM from the Flash-in-the-pan de" In response to jujet84 (Reply # 0)
Thanks for the heads-up, J.
. Onward & Upward ! Sid
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#3. "RE: Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn (threatpost.com) 139 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday June 18, 2016 @07:33PM from the Flash-in-the-pan de" In response to jujet84 (Reply # 0)
#4. "RE: Delete Or Update All Adobe Flash Player Instances, Experts Warn (threatpost.com) 139 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday June 18, 2016 @07:33PM from the Flash-in-the-pan de" In response to jujet84 (Reply # 0)
Just to point out...
Virtually every Adobe (Flash) update, which are & have been for a while now, released at least monthly (if not more frequently), include critical security fixes.
And given that Flash is frequently the target for malware, everyone should always keep Flash up to date.
Likewise for other Adobe products (& except for maybe Reader) not to the same extent as for Flash.
Sid
