Security News

Font of pwnage: Crims poison well with crypto-jacking code, trickles into PDF editor app
2018-07-27 16:20

Hackers clone supplier's cloud servers to push tainted MSI files Crooks mounted a crypto-mining scam after hacking into a supplier of an unnamed PDF editor software vendor.…

Arch Linux PDF reader package poisoned
2018-07-11 05:04

Trust nobody: abandoned code was adopted by a miscreant Arch Linux has pulled a user-provided AUR (Arch User Repository) package, because it contained malware.…

Malicious PDF Leads to Discovery of Adobe Reader, Windows Zero-Days
2018-05-16 12:32

Researchers at ESET recently came across a malicious PDF file set up to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader and Microsoft Windows. read more

How many ways can a PDF mess up your PC? 47 in this Adobe update alone
2018-05-14 18:42

Tons of critical fixes for Reader, Acrobat and Photoshop Adobe has posted security updates for Acrobat, Reader, and Photoshop, many of them critical fixes.…

PDF files can be modified to steal your Windows password
2018-05-01 16:43

The basic structure of PDFs allows an attacker to inject code that steals NTLM hashes, and Adobe doesn't plan to fix it.

PDF Files Can Silently Leak NTLM Credentials
2018-04-30 12:19

NTML credentials can be stolen via malicious Portable Document Format (PDF) files without any user interaction, Check Point security researchers warn. read more

Code Execution Flaws Patched in Foxit PDF Reader
2018-04-24 07:55

Foxit has addressed over a dozen vulnerabilities in their PDF Reader, a free application that provides users with an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader. read more

Foxit to Fix PDF Reader Zero Days by Friday (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 16:33

Foxit Software says it will fix two vulnerabilities in its PDF reader products that could be triggered through its JavaScript API to execute code.

Two Critical Zero-Day Flaws Disclosed in Foxit PDF Reader (The Hackers News)
2017-08-17 10:46

Are you using Foxit PDF Reader? If yes, then you need to watch your back. Security researchers have discovered two zero-day critical security vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader software that could...

Decoy Files Found in PDFs Dropping Jaff Ransomware
2017-06-01 13:37

Spam campaigns distributing the Jaff ransomware have evolved and are using multiple decoy files hidden inside malicious PDF attachments, Trustwave security researchers say. read more