Flash tops the Exploit Kits Chart in 2016 again

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If you needed another reason not to use Flash anymore, a new security report by Recorded Future may convince you to consider this at the very least.

The company analyzed 141 exploits kits that were available between November 16, 2015 and November 15, 2016.

The main takeaway of the research study is that Adobe Flash vulnerabilities made up six of the top ten chart spots.

Flash was not the only software that exploit kits targeted in the past year though. In fact, a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer tops the chart, followed by three Flash vulnerabilities and then a Microsoft Silverlight vulnerability.
A Windows vulnerability comes in at seven, and another Internet Explorer vulnerability at nine. The remaining places are all filled by Flash vulnerabilities.

Full Article. Flash tops the Exploit Kits Chart in 2016 again - gHacks Tech News
 

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