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November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:54 PM/CST

Dutch Attacker Hijacked iPhones, Demanded Ransom

A Dutch teenager has backed away from plans to extort users of jail-broken iPhones in Netherlands. The teen had compromised the phones via the default root password.

September 11, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009 12:35 PM/CST

Apple Fixes Adobe Flash Player Issue in Snow Leopard Upgrade

A week after security researchers raised concerns, Apple has updated Snow Leopard and stopped downgrading users to a vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player. Apple also issued a massive update for older versions of the operating system this week.

August 11, 2009

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:11 PM/CST

Trend Micro Uncovers DNS-Changing Mac Trojan

Researchers at Trend Micro have published details of a new version of a DNS-changing Trojan targeting Macs.

July 31, 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009 5:51 PM/CST

Mobile Security Still Not Caught Up to the Hype

Mobile security is a serious issue, as recent research has shown. However, it is important to distinguish between the actual threat and hyperbole.

July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:32 AM/CST

Black Hat: Microsoft Touts Progress of Security Initiatives

Microsoft is claiming signifcant progress with some of the vulnerability information sharing projects it launched in late 2008.

July 17, 2009

Friday, July 17, 2009 10:48 AM/CST

Security Researcher to Reveal Mac Rootkit at Black Hat

Security researcher Dino Dai Zovi discusses his research on a new rootkit for Mac computers, and sizes up Apple and Microsoft when it comes to security.

June 24, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:33 PM/CST

Twitter Malware Attack Targets Both Mac and PC

Attackers hijacked the Twitter account of venture capitalist and ex-Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki in a bid to lure users to a site hosting a Trojan. The catch -- the malware affects both Windows PCs and Apple Mac computers.

June 17, 2009

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:55 AM/CST

Two New OS X Attacks Bite Apple

Researchers have unearthed two new Apple OS X Trojan attacks as malware schemers continue to rachet up their focus on the company's increasingly popular products.

June 16, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:50 AM/CST

Apple Swats Old Java Bug

Apple got around to plugging a security hole in Java for Mac that left users open to attack.

March 30, 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009 10:18 PM/CST

More Malware Attacks Seeking Macs

There still aren't all that many Apple attacks on the landscape, but activity does indicate that the threats are evolving over time.

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