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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, TIFF, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, bug, Web browser, Firefox, 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, Apple Mac OS X, flaw, PHP, security, 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

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 Safari, back door, attacker, Apple Mac OS, rootkit, Apple Computer, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, expert, Apple Mac OS X, vulnerability, 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, flaw, vulnerability, researcher, attacker, bug, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

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