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ahmed_waheib
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October 25, 2017
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A new strain of ransomware nicknamed "Bad Rabbit" asks to update Adobe Flash Player

  • October 25, 2017
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A new strain of ransomware nicknamed "Bad Rabbit" has been found spreading yesterday in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere.

It's currently propagating via infected web sites (so far these have been Russian media sites) and pretends to be an Adobe Flash update.

The article below provides some more detail:

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/24/bad-rabbit-ransomware-outbreak/

1 reply

ridhij4208356012135538
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 25, 2017

Hi Ahmed waheib​,

Thanks for reporting this. I have forwarded the case to phishing team. If you encounter any such issues in the future, you can report the same directly by mailing to phishing@adobe.com.

Thanks!