Hack of Adobe Conducted Via Zero-Day IE Flaw

January 14th, 2010 admin

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a link to a Microsoft advisory about the new vulnerability. The recent hack attack on Adobe occurred through exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer, according to a security researcher with a leading anti-virus firm. Microsoft learned about the vulnerability only Wednesday evening, said the researcher, who asked not to be identified because he’s not authorized to speak with …


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