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  • Adobe Issues 'Emergency' Flash Player Security Update to Address Ransomware Attacks (again!)

    04/08/2016 10:01:01 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 28 replies
    MacRumors ^ | Friday April 8, 2016 4:59 AM PDT | by Joe Rossignol
    Adobe-FlashAdobe has issued Flash Player security updates for OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS to address "critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system" by way of ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user's hard drive and demands payment in order to decrypt it. These type of threats often display images or use voice-over techniques containing instructions on how to pay the ransom. In this particular "CERBER" attack (via Reuters), affecting Flash-based advertisements, attackers have reportedly demanded between around $500 and $1,000, to retrieve the encrypted files. Adobe...