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Researcher: Macs not as expensive as thought
May 16, 2006
A comparably equipped Windows-based computer is only about 13 percent less expensive than a Mac, says analyst.
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Richard Shim
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researcher
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Mercedes-Benz
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BMW
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Apple Computer
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Apple MacBook
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widescreen
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Apple Macintosh
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laptop computer
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Dell
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notebook computer
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HP
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Got playlist anxiety? You're not alone
April 6, 2005
Researchers study the practices of iTunes-sharing office workers, in effort to improve music listening everywhere.
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researcher
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playlist
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Apple iTunes
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music
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Apple Computer
The pros and cons of iPhone security
June 27, 2007
Neel Mehta, a researcher with IBM's ISS X-Force, talks about the good and the possible bad security that might face Apple's new smart phone.
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Neel Mehta
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Apple iPhone
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criminal
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smart phone
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security
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pro
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Apple Computer
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researcher
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IBM Corp.
Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws
August 2, 2006
Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs.
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flaw
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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vulnerability
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researcher
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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file-sharing
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attack
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Bluetooth
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operating system
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server
iTunes and QuickTime flaw detailed
December 21, 2005
Flaw could put systems running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of attack, warns security researcher.
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flaw
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Apple QuickTime
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researcher
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Apple iTunes
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Apple Computer
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attack
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security
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows
Nike+iPod raises RFID privacy concerns
December 14, 2006
Security expert Bruce Schneier calls the risk of tracking someone via the RFID chip in the shoe-iPod technology "very scary."
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RFID
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RFID chip
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transmitter
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researcher
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Apple iPod
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Apple Computer
Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest
February 7, 2008
An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.
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hacking
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contest
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researcher
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Linux
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Apple MacBook
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conference
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security
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Apple Computer
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laptop computer
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
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.
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Black Hat
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researcher
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Wi-Fi
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flaw
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attacker
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attack
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threat
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Apple MacBook
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software company
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Apple Computer
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laptop computer
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Intel
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security
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PC
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operating system
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video
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.
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flaw
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Apple Computer
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attacker
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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TIFF
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Apple Macintosh
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researcher
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security
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bug
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Firefox
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Web browser
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operating system
Mac flaw puts Safari surfers at risk
January 11, 2007
Combination of hole in Apple's OS X and a feature in its Web browser opens Macs to attack, Secunia says.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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security
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researcher
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Web browser
Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw
November 21, 2006
The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say.
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flaw
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researcher
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Apple Mac OS
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vulnerability
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Computer
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security
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blog
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Web browser
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operating system
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.
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SecureWorks Inc.
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Black Hat
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flaw
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Apple MacBook
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Apple Computer
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company representative
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vulnerability
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researcher
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representative
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Wi-Fi
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IBM PowerPC
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Apple Macintosh
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attacker
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security
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wireless network
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Apple Mac OS
Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day
January 12, 2007
Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
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Landon Fuller
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Apple Computer
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vulnerability
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patch
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assistance
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bug
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code
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patch management
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security
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researcher
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Apple Macintosh
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operating system
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?
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parade
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disclosure
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software company
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flaw
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researcher
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campaign
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security
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Macintosh
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Web browser
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.
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flaw
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researcher
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exploit
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vulnerability
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security tool
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Wi-Fi
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Apple Computer
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IEEE 802.11
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bug
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security
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Apple Macintosh
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e-mail
Bugs bite into popular browsers
April 25, 2006
Unpatched flaws are discovered in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari that could cause problems for Web surfers.
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bug
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Firefox
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Apple Computer
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Web browser
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researcher
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
Don't blare that MP3 player, researchers warn
March 14, 2006
New survey hints at links to hearing damage, sparking demands from politicians and researchers for further study.
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Edward Markey
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researcher
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PMP
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gadget
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earbud
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MP3 player
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survey
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Apple Computer
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MP3
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Apple iPod
Week in pictures: Nano work, camera tricks
February 11, 2005
roundup While some researchers poke into the nanotech depths, others are making digital cameras do double duty.
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nanotechnology
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researcher
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digital camera
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camera
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Apple Computer
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Apple iPod
This week in security
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.
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domain name server
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flaw
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security company
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domain name
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS
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Internet Service Provider
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Apple Mac OS X
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U.K.
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security
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Office
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message
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password
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operating system
Crypto flaw cracks Office open
January 20, 2005
Password-protected files at risk, researcher warns. Also: Baba offshoot makes false promises about erasing smut.
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flaw
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researcher
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webcam
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Microsoft Office
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virus
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password
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Microsoft Corp.
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