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New Adobe Flash Vulnerability Lets Hackers Plant Malicious Software on Your PC

The latest, as reported by Reuters, is said to let hackers plant malicious software on your personal computer. The malware was discovered by security firm Kaspersky Lab and it’s called FinSpy or FinFisher, which is usually used for surveillance by law enforcement agencies. According to the report, Kaspersky Lab was actively tracking a hacker group called BlackOasis, which apparently managed to install malicious software on computers using the security vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player plugin, before connecting those computers back to servers in Netherlands, Switzerland, or Bulgaria.

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