Security News

Phishers’ new social engineering trick: PDF attachments with malicious links (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 20:25

It is – or it should be – a well known fact that attackers occasionally email potential victims with PDF attachments containing malware or exploit code. But the latest attacks through PDF...

Experts Warn of Novel PDF-Based Phishing Scam (Threatpost)
2017-01-05 22:05

Security experts are warning of an active phishing campaign that utilizes PDF attachments in a novel ploy to harvest email credentials from victims.

Windows PDF Library Flaw Puts Edge Users at Risk for RCE (Threatpost)
2016-08-09 18:59

Microsoft today released nine security bulletins as part of its August 2016 Patch Tuesday updates.

Foxit Patches 12 Vulnerabilities in PDF Reader (Threatpost)
2016-06-30 17:52

Foxit patched a dozen vulnerabilities in its PDF reader software this week, more than half of which could be used to directly execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the product.