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It issues security advisory for Flash, but won't patch until later this month

<p>Adobe Systems Inc. warned users Tuesday that hackers could use recently-reported &quot;clickjacking&quot; attack tactics to secretly turn on a computer's microphone and Web camera.</p><p>Flash on all platforms is susceptible to clickjacking attacks, Adobe said in an advisory posted Tuesday. By duping users into visiting a malicious Web site, hackers could hijack seemingly-innocent clicks that, in reality, would be used to grant the site access to the computer's Webcam and microphone without the user's knowledge. <a href="http://webhostmagazine.com/in/index.asp?nwID=18250&amp;Page=1&amp;SearchText=" target="_blank">... Go to source</a> </p> <a href="http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/clickjackers_could_hijack_webcams_microphones_adobe_warns.html">http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/clickjackers_could_hijack_webcams_microphones_adobe_warns.html</a>