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Apple plugs QuickTime hole

December 20, 2006 Patch fixes vulnerability that could expose information stored on a Mac to outside attackers. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, attacker, Apple Computer, Java, Apple Macintosh

Fix in for Apple flaw

August 18, 2006 Xsan Filesystem patch tackles flaws in Mac OS X versions that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash a system. TAGS: Xsan, flaw, file system, attacker, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

Adobe fixes Reader, Acrobat for Mac OS

June 28, 2005 Two "medium risk" flaws could allow an attacker to run executables or abuse elevated privileges in Safari. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, attacker, Adobe Acrobat Reader, flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Adobe PDF, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Web browser

Apple iTunes security flaw discovered

November 18, 2005 A vulnerability in software that helps manage iTunes could allow an attacker to launch arbitrary code. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, security flaw, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, attacker, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Apple plugs four security holes

February 15, 2007 Four issues identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project receive fixes from the company's developer. TAGS: Apple iChat, flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, project, patch management, security, Apple Macintosh

Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws

November 4, 2005 "Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says. TAGS: denial of service, Apple QuickTime, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Computer, attacker, security company, media player, security

Apple unloads dozens of fixes for OS X

August 16, 2005 Still, of the 44 flaws addressed, only a handful are critical, according to security experts. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, buffer-overflow, fix, Apple Mac OS, security, Microsoft Word, Apple Macintosh

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, Apple Mac OS X, TIFF, Apple Mac OS, security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, bug, Web browser, Firefox, operating system

Widget security worries dog Apple

May 21, 2005 Concerns about a potentially serious security issue in Tiger persist despite an OS update from Apple earlier this week. TAGS: security issue, Apple Computer, attacker, security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system

Apple corrects patch trouble

March 14, 2006 Second Mac OS X security update in two weeks corrects problems introduced by earlier patch and fixes newly discovered flaws. TAGS: Apple Computer, security update, patch, attacker, security, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, PHP, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Web browser

Apple issues Java security update

April 19, 2006 Flaws could allow malicious attackers to gain access to Mac OS users' systems. TAGS: Java, Java 2, J2SE, JRE, attacker, Sun Microsystems Inc., flaw, Apple Computer, API, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, operating system, security

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attacker, flaw, attack, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

Another QuickTime flaw found

November 8, 2005 Soon after a patch for four security flaws is issued, a new "critical" hole is found in Apple's popular media player. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, patch, attacker, vulnerability, security, operating system

Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users

February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. TAGS: shell script, flaw, Apple Safari, back door, attacker, Apple Mac OS, rootkit, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, expert, Apple Mac OS X, malicious code, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., operating system, Web browser

New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws

September 21, 2006 Security updates plug a trio of flaws that could be exploited to break into Macs via Wi-Fi connections. TAGS: SecureWorks Inc., Black Hat, flaw, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, vulnerability, company representative, researcher, representative, attacker, IBM PowerPC, Apple Macintosh, Wi-Fi, security, wireless network, Apple Mac OS

Flaws found in RealNetworks media player

December 2, 2005 Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, RealNetworks Inc., flaw, RealNetworks RealPlayer, media player, attacker, researcher, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs

January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, vulnerability, flaw, bug, attacker, Windows PC, researcher, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

School's out to shun IE

December 9, 2004 Penn State urges students to use alternative browsers to reduce risk of attacks through flaws in the Microsoft software. TAGS: Bofra worm, university, student, attacker, Opera Software, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious code, Web browser, Firefox, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system

Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers

February 7, 2005 A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers. TAGS: phishing, domain name, flaw, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, language, Opera Software, Apple Computer, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says

June 16, 2004 Attackers built a "botnet" of unknowing home PCs to bring down Google and other sites, the company says. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., distributed denial of service, bot, zombie, attack, outage, home PC, attacker, server, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Apple Computer, security, PC, Microsoft Corp.
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