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Eye Security Blocks Popcorn Time Updater
Eye Security disabled Popcorn Time's updater for 2 million users using a security flaw.
In brief
Eye Security disabled Popcorn Time's updater for 2 million users using a security flaw. Eye Security used a security flaw to disable Popcorn Time's abandoned updater on 2 million devices. Originally reported by RuntimeWire.
Eye Security Action
Eye Security used an abandoned update system to deliver 2 million downloads that disabled Popcorn Time's updater on Windows and macOS systems.
Security Mechanism
The operation turned a security flaw that could have let attackers install code into a mechanism for shutting that flaw down.
Impact
Eye's response shows how abandoned software can turn a routine update check into privileged code execution years later.
The key point
Eye Security used a security flaw to disable Popcorn Time's abandoned updater on 2 million devices.
