Report: Adobe zero-day exploit similar to HackingTeam tool
Adobe issued a new patch for a zero-day security vulnerability that exploited a flaw in the company’s Flash Player. The flaw, uncovered by researchers from the security vendor Gigamon, was exploitable through Microsoft Word, according to a report published Wednesday. Researchers discovered the vulnerability after a Ukrainian IP address submitted the details to VirusTotal, a malware analysis site, the Gigamon report said. The document was made to look like a job application form for a Russian health clinic, but in fact was meant to deliver reconnaissance malware. Researchers also said the hacking technique was similar to tools used by HackingTeam, an Italian surveillance company that had much of its spyware leaked in 2015. Gigamon researchers did not attribute this malware to HackingTeam because many of the company’s tools have been publicly accessible online for three years, meaning other hackers could have replicated some of that malicious code. The researchers also did not prioritize attribution, arguing that […]
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