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Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks

Posted by kdawson on from the poisoning-the-ad-pool dept.

bullyBEEF writes "Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine's clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host ads carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it's done."

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  1. Re:Block ads by actionbastard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. digg.com by timmarhy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i can't think of a website that deserves a hack more than those smug assholes....

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