Brit defence borks redacted document 

Brit defence borks redacted document

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 10 October 2011 10:36 AM
Got any blacker?
Mac trojan found hidden in PDF 

Mac trojan found hidden in PDF

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 26 September 2011 10:26 AM
Mac malware mimick Windows attack handbook.
Poor PDF redaction torpedoes nuke sub secrets 

Poor PDF redaction torpedoes nuke sub secrets

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 19 April 2011 11:34 AM
Who needs Wikileaks when Defence ministry blunder posts sub operations online?
Trojans still reigning in malware top 10 

Trojans still reigning in malware top 10

In Hackers - By Alvaro Guzman Bastida, 7 March 2011 11:52 AM
Trojan-based attacks continue to be the biggest malware treat, a report from GFI Software has shown.
Adobe mega patch update 

Adobe mega patch update

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 10 February 2011 12:32 PM
Adobe on Tuesday released its quarterly security update, fixing dozens of vulnerabilities, including 29 flaws in its popular PDF viewing software Reader and Acrobat and 13 in ...
From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists 

From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists

In Hackers - 10 December 2010 12:48 PM
SC Magazine US runs down the notable IT security news items for 2010.
Chrome 8 fixes bugs and fences off PDFs 

Chrome 8 fixes bugs and fences off PDFs

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 6 December 2010 9:57 AM
Google's browser rolls out own PDF viewer to keep users secure.
Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter 

Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 7 October 2010 1:21 PM
BitDefender urges caution.
Adobe 'sandbox' to protect Reader from hackers 

Adobe 'sandbox' to protect Reader from hackers

In Applications - By Nate Cochrane, 21 July 2010 12:59 AM
Cybercriminals will have to find another way into your PC's crown jewels.
Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature 

Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 April 2010 1:44 PM
Exploits known vulnerability.
Adobe acknowledges PDF vulnerability, issues workaround 

Adobe acknowledges PDF vulnerability, issues workaround

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 9 April 2010 11:30 AM
Flaw allows warning to be disabled.
RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability 

RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 28 May 2009 11:37 AM
Research In Motion (RIM) has released details of a flaw in its BlackBerry Attachment Service that could allow hackers to remotely execute code and gain control of a BlackBerry ...
Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review 

Adobe to issue scheduled patches, invest more in code review

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 21 May 2009 10:45 AM
Prodded by what many security observers considered to be a lackadaisical response earlier this year to a major zero-day Reader and Acrobat vulnerability, Adobe has announced a ...
Adobe's PDF vulnerability patched 

Adobe's PDF vulnerability patched

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 May 2009 10:32 AM
Security researchers say Adobe's PDF vulnerability, which was fixed today, is more of a pressing issue than Microsoft's PowerPoint vulnerabilities.
Malicious swine flu PDF file spreads password stealer 

Malicious swine flu PDF file spreads password stealer

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 6 May 2009 10:23 AM
Symantec has reported that an email with a PDF attachment that promises to answer all questions about the swine flu virus contains a password stealer.
Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12 

Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 May 2009 9:53 AM
Adobe said it plans to release an update by May 12 for the recently disclosed Reader and Acrobat vulnerability.
Adobe grappling with another PDF vulnerability 

Adobe grappling with another PDF vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 April 2009 10:16 AM
Adobe again is staring down a zero-day vulnerability in its popular Reader software, according to a new security advisory.
Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches 

Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 20 March 2009 3:01 PM
Adobe has issued a second fix for a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat PDF viewers.
Adobe warns of PDF threat 

Adobe warns of PDF threat

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 23 February 2009 10:14 AM
Users are being urged to use caution when handling PDF files following the discovery and subsequent attack of a flaw in Adobe software.
Email ruse uses Federal Reserve Bank name to drop PDF exploit 

Email ruse uses Federal Reserve Bank name to drop PDF exploit

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 17 November 2008 10:03 AM
Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds.
Malicious PDF files identified 

Malicious PDF files identified

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 20 October 2008 10:03 AM
A wave of malicious PDF files have been identified by ESET.
Experts warn of new PDF attacks 

Experts warn of new PDF attacks

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 29 September 2008 12:04 PM
Security organisations are warning users to be vigilant following the discovery of a new crop of tools for exploited PDF flaws.
BlackBerry maker fixes PDF flaw that could crash server 

BlackBerry maker fixes PDF flaw that could crash server

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 22 July 2008 1:45 PM
BlackBerry has fixed a PDF distiller vulnerability in the BlackBerry Attachment Service, which runs on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Cyber-criminals launch PDF malware offensive 

Cyber-criminals launch PDF malware offensive

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 2 November 2007 1:43 PM
PDF malware "smashed" into October's virus charts, a security firm reported today.
Attackers target PDF vulnerability 

Attackers target PDF vulnerability

In Applications - By Tom Sanders, 25 October 2007 9:59 AM
Online criminals have started targeting a vulnerability in Adobe's PDF reader.
Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam 

Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 August 2007 9:46 AM
Research suggests that spammers didn't find the results they were looking for during recent PDF spam spikes, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos.
Spam filter targets PDF scams 

Spam filter targets PDF scams

In Messaging - By Clement James, 31 July 2007 9:37 AM
Anti-spam firm ClearMyMail has claimed 100 percent protection against PDF spam, as spammers change their tactics in a bid to flood mailboxes.
Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes 

Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 26 July 2007 1:58 PM
PDF spam, the most prevalent spam method currently used by hackers globally has decreased in numbers over the last two weeks, claims data security vendor BitDefender, but ...
Email security vendors see PDF spam spike 

Email security vendors see PDF spam spike

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 16 July 2007 10:31 AM
Email security vendors reported a spike in PDF spam this week that, because of the size of the messages, increased global spam traffic by as much as a third.
Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam 

Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 10 July 2007 9:35 AM
Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam.
Hackers launch PDF spam campaign 

Hackers launch PDF spam campaign

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 29 June 2007 9:55 AM
Hackers have launched a widespread "pump-and-dump" stock spam campaign using PDF files, anti-virus researchers have warned.
Emails with PDF attachment form new spam campaign  

Emails with PDF attachment form new spam campaign

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 22 June 2007 3:53 PM
New spam campaign attaches PDF files to gain trust of recipients, security vendors have warned.
nCipher launches PDF sealing appliance  

nCipher launches PDF sealing appliance

By Marcia Savage, 9 March 2004 1:17 AM
nCipher has launched an appliance that allows an enterprise to digitally sign and time stamp PDF files from desktops equipped with Adobe Acrobat 6.0.
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