The Google Webmaster Central Blog posted an update on their Flash indexing capabilities. Google said, as of today, they are able to index and understand “almost any text a user can see as they ...

Google officially began indexing forms of Flash (SWF) files in 2008. But there were signs of Google indexing Flash back in 2004. That being said, Google announced that they are able to index and use ...

A SWF file doesn't need to contain the video file: SWF files may include video content that has been imported from FLV or F4V files, or may merely reference external FLV/F4V video files which the SWF ...

A security researcher has found a gap in the way Adobe Systems has fortified its Flash Player for better security, which could result in data being stolen and sent to a remote server. Billy Rios, a ...

Researchers have seen an uptick in Adobe Flash .SWF files being used to trigger malicious iFrames across websites. Researchers have seen an uptick in Adobe Flash .SWF files being used to trigger ...

After suspecting a zero day exploit was being used to attack the latest version of Flash Player (9.0.124.0), Symantec says the call was a mistake — it was an exploit for versions 9.0.115.0 and prior.

Antivirus companies warned PC users Tuesday that future Macromedia Flash movies could carry malicious viruses and worms. The caution came after an unknown virus writer sent just such an infectious ...

Update: Almost four hours after this article went live, a Tumblr spokeswoman e-mailed Ars to say the site has been patched against the Rosetta Flash attack. Later, a cofounder of Olark said that ...