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August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, file-sharing, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

November 21, 2006 The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say. TAGS: researcher, flaw, Apple Mac OS, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, blog, Web browser, operating system

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 Computer, Apple MacBook, researcher, vulnerability, representative, company representative, IBM PowerPC, Wi-Fi, attacker, Apple Macintosh, security, wireless network, Apple Mac OS X

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, Apple Computer, patch management, researcher, fix, blog

January 12, 2007 Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, Apple Computer, patch, vulnerability, assistance, bug, patch management, security, researcher, code, Apple Macintosh, operating system

January 3, 2007 Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, vulnerability, flaw, patch management, VLC, Apple QuickTime, project, open source, mailing list, Apple Computer, researcher, fix, blog, media player

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

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

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