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February 24, 2006 A flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code on computers running the OS X software. Also: Apple confirms that it plans to introduce some fun new products. TAGS: invitation, flaw, Apple Computer, malicious code, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Web browser, e-mail

January 22, 2005 ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X. TAGS: domain name server, flaw, security company, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, domain name, Internet Service Provider, Apple Mac OS X, U.K., security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, message, password, e-mail

December 2, 2005 Is your PC a drug mule? Also: Keeping up with the latest flaws, hacker exploits and software patches. TAGS: flaw, media player, security, attack, patch management, Symantec Corp., Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, firewall, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, games

November 1, 2006 Researchers rap Apple for mishandling flaws and kick off a "month of kernel bugs" by publishing an exploit for a new Mac Wi-Fi bug. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, security tool, researcher, Apple Computer, exploit, Wi-Fi, bug, IEEE 802.11, security, Apple Macintosh, e-mail

January 20, 2005 Password-protected files at risk, researcher warns. Also: Baba offshoot makes false promises about erasing smut. TAGS: flaw, researcher, webcam, virus, Microsoft Office, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, password, Apple Computer, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

December 9, 2004 Security issue allows an attacker to send victims to legitimate sites and then take control of pop-up windows and grab sensitive information. TAGS: phishing, browser company, flaw, Web browser, bank, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., Apple Computer, icon, security, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, e-mail

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

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