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Apple Slips out Trident Patches for Mac Users

Sep 2, 2016 1:38PM PDT

Apple has issued patches for OS X and Safari to fix the three major ‘Trident’ vulnerabilities associated with a recent state-sponsored attempt to spy on a rights activist.

The tech giant has already fixed iOS in a version 9.3.5 update last week following revelations that the bugs were being exploited as part of a sophisticated spyware package dubbed ‘Pegasus.’

Now it appears that the same WebKit and kernel vulnerabilities are present in OS X.

Continued : http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-slips-out-trident-patches/

Related:
Apple Patches Trident Vulnerabilities in OS X, Safari
https://threatpost.com/apple-patches-trident-vulnerabilities-in-os-x-safari/120336/
Apple patches zero-day vulnerabilities in Safari and OS X
https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/apple-patches-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-safari-and-os-x/
Mac users vulnerable to state-sponsored Trident attack, fixed in iOS last week. Patch now
https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/09/mac-users-vulnerable-state-sponsored-trident-attack-fixed-ios-week-patch/

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