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Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

April 14, 2006 Latest version of popular open-source Web browser includes fixes, adds expected support for Macs with Intel chips. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., security bug, Firefox 1.5, Firefox, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, open source, Apple Computer, Web browser, security, Intel, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Attack code out for new Apple Wi-Fi flaw

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, researcher, exploit, vulnerability, security tool, Apple Computer, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, bug, security, Apple Macintosh, e-mail

Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal

May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec. TAGS: WinZip, Symantec Corp., Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, flaw, media player, security, Apple Computer, PC

The good and the bad of bug campaigns

January 4, 2007 Researchers have launched the third monthlong parade of flaws, this time in Apple software. But do the efforts do any good? TAGS: parade, software company, disclosure, flaw, researcher, campaign, security, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Web browser

Year in review: Zero-day mania

December 28, 2006 Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security. TAGS: attack, flaw, security tool, malicious software, fix, software company, expert, security, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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: flaw, shell script, Apple Mac OS, attacker, Apple Safari, back door, rootkit, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, vulnerability, expert, Symantec Corp., operating system, Web browser

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, researcher, vulnerability, attacker, bug, flaw, media player, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, security, Microsoft Windows, PC
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