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December 29, 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008 4:09 PM/EST

Do Smartphones Really Need Stronger Anti-Malware?

Another report has emerged that contends that mobile malware is soon to become a significant threat, but is it?

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April 23, 2008

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:13 AM/EST

Another Batch of Safari Vulnerabilities Exposed

Apple's Safari browser is beginning to look like a bullet-ridden car in Iraq. According to a warning posted to security mailing lists, there are multiple security flaws in Safari 3.1.1 that put users at risk of ID-theft spoofing attacks or,...

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April 22, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:55 PM/EST

QuickTime Zero-Day Hits Windows XP, Vista

Security researcher Petko D. Petkov (aka pdp) has discovered a gaping hole in fully patched versions of Apple's QuickTime for Windows Media Player. The zero-day vulnerability allows an attacker to use rigged movie (.mov) files to take full control of...

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April 17, 2008

Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:47 PM/EST

After Criticism, Apple Software Updater Gets UI Makeover

Apple has made a small but significant tweak to its Automatic Software Update utility to make a clear distinction between security patches and new products being pushed out to Windows users. The UI redesign, which adds a new box labeled...

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February 6, 2008

Wednesday, February 06, 2008 1:46 PM/EST

Hey Apple, Where's my iPhoto Security Patch?

Two days ago, Apple released iPhoto 7.1.2 to patch a format string vulnerability that was found and reported by Ernst & Young researcher Nate McFeters. The language in the advisory from Apple sounds pretty scary: A format string vulnerability exists...

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January 28, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008 4:45 PM/EST

Metasploit 3 Adds iPhone Support to Hacking Arsenal

HD Moore's Metasploit point-and-click hacking tool now has built-in support for breaking into Apple's iPhone devices. Version 3.1 of the exploit development and attack framework shipped earlier today with full support for the Windows platform (including GUI), support for...

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January 15, 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:31 PM/EST

Apple Plugs QuickTime, iPhone Security Holes

Here's something that may be buried in the crazy Macworld news cycle: Apple has shipped two high-priority (critical) security patches for the QuickTime, iPhone and iPod Touch products. The QuickTime update covers at least four serious vulnerabilities that put Windows...

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:56 AM/EST

Mac Malware Arrives with Market Share Gains

We've seen these kinds of fake security applications floating around Windows-land, using clever social engineering lures to trick computer users into buying malware to clean malware that never existed in the first place. Now, the "scareware" authors have set...

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January 10, 2008

Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:59 PM/EST

QuickTime Under Seige: Another Zero Day Exploit Released

The year-long hacker assault on Apple's QuickTime media player has unearthed another serious security vulnerability affecting both Mac OS X and Windows users. The latest flaw, released as zero-day (with with proof-of-concept exploit,) is a remote buffer overflow that...

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January 9, 2008

Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:30 AM/EST

Malicious iPhone (Prank) Trojan Is Eye-Opener

It may be just an innocuous prank, but the confirmed sighting of a malicious Trojan created for unlocked iPhones is a perfect example of the damage that can be done with a clever social engineering attack. According to warnings...

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