Adobe Issues Emergency Update to Flash After Ransomware Attacks

[Reality]

Adobe issued an emergency update on Thursday to its widely used Flash software for Internet browsers after researchers discovered a security flaw that was being exploited to deliver ransomware to Windows PCs.

The software maker urged the more than 1 billion users of Flash on Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux computers to update the product as quickly as possible after security researchers said the bug was being exploited in "drive-by" attacks that infect computers with ransomware when tainted websites are visited.

Ransomware encrypts data, locking up computers, then demands payments that often range from $200 to $600 to unlock each infected PC.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...update-flash-after-ransomware-attacks-n552826

 

[Reality]

I am really surprised that more users have not just uninstalled or at least disabled flash. Yes, it will make some content on sites stop working (mainly old videos), but flash is very insecure and outdated as most modern sites have transitioned to HTML5.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Weird. I updated flash a few weeks ago when Adobe reported an attack. Guess do it again.

 

[Reality]

Weird. I updated flash a few weeks ago when Adobe reported an attack. Guess do it again.

Actually, they update it quite often due to constant new exploits being found.

 

[trickblue]

These companies need to stop developing for Flash...

 

[YosemiteSam]

Adobe should pull the damn product. They should be blamed if something happens to you. They facilitate the damn problem.

 

[MonsterD]

Uninstalled it a couple of years ago, it was very unsafe. If a site still uses it exclusively then I won't go there.

 

[Reality]

Adobe should pull the damn product. They should be blamed if something happens to you. They facilitate the damn problem.

I keep waiting for a class action suit to be filed against them over these neverending exploits