Uninstall Flash to protect yourself from Adobe's new vulnerability
Adobe Flash is one of the most 'much-maligned' software. Shortly after publishing security fixes for 69 critical vulnerabilities in Flash, Reader and Acrobat, the company confirmed a new major critical security vulnerability that affects all versions of Flash for Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
This new Flash vulnerability was first discovered by security researchers at Trend Micro. In their research, the attackers behind Pawn Storm, a long-running cyber-espionage campaign, are using a new Adobe Flash zero-day exploit.
“ researchers have discovered that the attackers behind Pawn Storm are using a new Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in their latest campaign,” Trend Micro reports.
“Pawn Storm is a long-running cyber-espionage campaign primarily known for its high-profile targets and use of the first Java zero-day we have seen in recent years.”
In their recent campaign, hackers are targeting foreign ministries of various countries around the world.
Targets receive a phishing email, which allegedly contains information about current affairs. The email contains the following topics:
“Suicide car bomb targets NATO troop convoy Kabul”
“Syrian troops make gains as Putin defends air strikes”
“Israel launches airstrikes on targets in Gaza”
“Russia warns of response to reported US nuke buildup in Turkey, Europe”
“US military reports 75 US-trained rebels return Syria”
The company assured its customers that it “hopes” to have an updated version available within the next week, although it is unclear whether all versions of Flash Player on all platforms will need to be patched.
The only effective way to protect yourself against this security flaw is to completely uninstall Flash Player from your device.
