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Hackers play around and exploit the fourth PDF zero-day of the year on Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:19 am
DragonMaster Jay
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For the fourth time this year, Adobe has admitted that hackers were using malicious PDF documents to break into Windows PCs.
The bug in the popular Reader PDF viewer and the Acrobat PDF maker is being exploited in "limited targeted attacks," Adobe said yesterday. That phrasing generally means hackers are sending the rigged PDF documents to a short list of users, oftentimes company executives or others whose PCs contain a treasure trove of confidential information.
Adobe promised to patch the vulnerability on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the same day that Microsoft plans to issue its biggest-ever collection of security updates.
Read more: http://www.itworld.com/security/80454/hackers-exploit-years-fourth-pdf-zero-day
The bug in the popular Reader PDF viewer and the Acrobat PDF maker is being exploited in "limited targeted attacks," Adobe said yesterday. That phrasing generally means hackers are sending the rigged PDF documents to a short list of users, oftentimes company executives or others whose PCs contain a treasure trove of confidential information.
Adobe promised to patch the vulnerability on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the same day that Microsoft plans to issue its biggest-ever collection of security updates.
Read more: http://www.itworld.com/security/80454/hackers-exploit-years-fourth-pdf-zero-day
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