'A platform very successfully used by cybercriminals' McAfee report slams Flash security holes

Danny Palmer
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Cases of Adobe Flash vulnerabilities being used by cyber criminals have 'skyrocketed' 317 per cent in 2015, warns Threats report

A steep increase in the number of mobile devices using Adobe Flash, combined with a delay in users applying software patches to close vulnerabilities, has led to a 317 per cent increase in cases of...

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