Dossier
Malicious PDFs
Coverage of Malicious PDFs in the Nexus archive.
- Months-old Adobe Reader zero-day uses PDFs to size up targets
A zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader has been exploited for months using malicious PDFs to harvest system data and identify high-value targets. Hackers leverage legitimate PDF features to profile victims and deploy second-stage payloads selectively.