New Adobe Flash Zero-day Exploit Could Impact Bitcoin Users
Computer security remains a critical issue for everyday consumers and security researchers alike. Despite Adobe Flash being fully-patched and allegedly vulnerability-free, a previously unknown exploit has surfaced which lets attackers installed malware on people’s computers. It goes without saying this exploit could have very grave consequences, and might even affect Bitcoin users. The integration of Adobe Flash – usually to play video files on the internet – has been a topic of controversy over the past few years. Even though a new HTML5 standard has been developed, which makes Adobe....
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