Severe Flash Vulnerability exposure: hackers can spread ransomware vulnerability repair

Severe Flash Vulnerability exposure: hackers can spread ransomware vulnerability repair

Adobe urgently released a Flash patch to fix a serious security vulnerability in the early morning of January 1, April 9, Beijing time. This vulnerability may be used by hackers to spread ransomware.
Currently, more than 1 billion of users around the world use Flash software on Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, and Linux computers. Therefore, Adobe urged users to upgrade Flash as quickly as possible today.
According to Internet security researchers, hackers can exploit the Flash Vulnerability by using "website Trojan attack. "Website Trojan attack" is currently the most popular means of spreading malware. It mainly uses known or unknown vulnerabilities to launch attacks on users' browsers.
For Flash, when a user accesses an infected website, the computer will be installed with ransomware. The ransomware encrypts the data, locks the computer, and sends a ransom notification to the user. To unlock an infected PC, you must pay $200 to $600 for each unit.
Network security software vendor Trend Micro said that as early as March 31 this year, it was found that hackers exploited the Flash Vulnerability to launch attacks to computer users, and then notified Adobe of the vulnerability.