A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com’s video streaming service. NEW YORK–A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from…
A security hole in Adobe Flash video server software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com’s video streaming service. The Adobe Flash video server software doesn’t encrypt online content, but only orders sent to a video player such as start and stop play. To boost download speeds, Adobe dropped a stringent security feature that protects the connection between the Adobe software and its players. The Adobe Flash video servers are connected to Adobe’s Flash video players installed in nearly all of the world’s Web-connected PC computers.
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security hole in Adobe Systems Inc software,
used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving
users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com Inc’s video
streaming service.
The problem exposes online video content to the rampant piracy that
plagued…
Microsoft is nearing the finish line with the 2.0 releases of both the Windows and Mac OS X versions of its Silverlight competitor to Adobe Flash. by Mary Jo Foley
INQUIRER Newsdesk the Inquirer, Monday 29 September 2008. 13:09:00
Up the Amazon, no paddle required
ADOBE HAS unwittingly given users free access to streaming video content on Amazon.com. A hole in Adobe’s Flash routine allows users to grab the content. BT’s Insecurity expert Bruce Schneier, told Reuters there was a “fundamental flaw” in the Adobe design. “This was designed stupidly,” he said. Judging by the long and sorry tale on Reuters’ pages here, the Snafu is a good excuse for self-appointed industry spokesfolk to demand DRM everywhere. µ
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A security bug in Adobe’s software means users were able to access Amazon’s video streaming service without payment, Reuters reports. The flaw was a rare example of a bug that gives extra functionality to users.…
The government’s standard precautionary advice: Don’t open files from sources you don’t trust, and keep your antivirus software and patches up to date.
Online scammers have found a new way to skirt anti-spam filters, this time by making use of Adobe Flash files hosted on free websites.…
The government’s standard precautionary advice: Don’t open files from sources you don’t trust, and keep your antivirus software and patches up to date.
The flaw rests in Adobe’s Flash video servers that are connected to the company’s players installed in nearly all of the world’s Web-connected computers.
If you still need a reason to patch that installation of Adobe Reader, pay close attention to this discovery by Secure Computing’s anti-malware research labs. The group has stumbled upon an exploit pack that exclusively targets PDF vulnerabilities, exposing millions of Windows desktops to malicious hacker attacks….
