More Adobe security updates

Adobe on Wednesday issued updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7 and 8 for Windows and Mac that address a buffer overflow vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild. The long-awaited updates for version 9 were issued last week. Users are advised to update to Acrobat and Reader versions 9.1, 8.1.4, or 7.1.1. Adobe said it plans to release updates for Unix by March 24. — AM

More in News

Operators again revive Pushdo botnet, use a popular tactic to stay hidden ...

Botnet operators are using a domain-generation algorithm to conceal their command-and-control center. And once they knew security researchers were on to their tricks, they got even slicker.

Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum

Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at ...

Security researchers are studying an apparent new strain of Mac malware that turned up on the computer of a participant at the just-concluded Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights ...

Judge in London sentences LulzSec members

Judge in London sentences LulzSec members

The sentences range from 20 to 32 months, with none of the defendants likely to serve the full time. There has been no formal request to extradite the U.K. men ...