This PDF also contains an attachment (PDFs can have an attachment embedded within them, just like emails) named Royal_Mail_Delivery_Notice.pdf which has been compressed inside the PDF file.

On the heels of a warning that malicious executables can be embedded into PDF files and launched with minimal user interaction, Adobe is suggesting that users configure its PDF Reader product to ...

While 68% of malicious attacks are delivered through email, PDF-based attacks now account for 22% of all malicious email attachments, according to Check Point Research. This makes them particularly ...

The uniqueness of the attack is seen in the URL, which comes with an embedded XObject. ... SMS messages and PDF files. The attack starts with an SMS message, instead of an email.

Pressing the button, however, downloads a .ZIP file with a Windows Script (WSF) document. That file, as the researchers explain, is a mix of JavaScript and Visual Basic Script codes that download ...

Upon executing the HTA file, a sequence of malicious payloads is activated. This sequence starts with the download and execution of an obfuscated JavaScript file from a remote server, which then ...

Adobe released emergency updates for Reader and Acrobat to close two security holes that attackers are exploiting in the wild.

A new variant of the Phishing attack makes the PDF file look like a protected Excel file that can only be displayed with Microsoft Excel after entering email credentials. The attachment is mainly ...

Hackers are using AI-powered phishing attacks via malicious PDF files to steal personal data from iPhone and Android users. Here's how you can protect yourself against such scams.

When the correct answer is entered into the field, the fake Cloudflare captcha will automatically download a JavaScript file pretending to be a document named similar to "Document_i79_13b364058 ...

When an HTML document displays an SVG image through an <embed> or <iframe> tag, the image is displayed and the JavaScript inside it executes. In the DocuSign-themed campaign that Avanan researcher ...