Microsoft should add a basic PDF viewer to Windows to help protect users
from the spike in attacks exploiting bugs in Adobe’s Reader, said a security
researcher. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Microsoft should add a basic PDF viewer to Windows to help protect users
from the spike in attacks exploiting bugs in Adobe’s Reader, said a security
researcher. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Attackers with a control infrastructure based in China are leveraging the same vulnerability exploited by Miniduke to attack Uyghur and Tibetan activists with new exploits.
Data suggests that 2010 was a year of “more of the same” when it comes to computer threats, but 2011 likely won’t be, at least according to networking giant Cisco Systems, which released its Annual Security Report on Wednesday.
A newly released report shows that based on more than a trillion Web requests processed in 2009, the use of malicious PDF files exploiting flaws in Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat not only outpaced the use of Flash exploits, but also, grew to 80% of all exploits the company encountered throughout the year. Read the full article. [ZDNet]
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