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Security Researcher Brian Krebs outs the man behind the Flashback malware
In April 2012, security researchers discovered a new piece of malware targeting OS X users. The malware was dubbed “Flashback” and reportedly infected more than 600,000 Mac users, including about
Read More »Apple issues Javascript security update and malware removal too, iTunes 11.0.2
Following today’s widely reported breach of security affecting Apple’s employees, 1 Infinite Loop has issued Java for OS X 2013-001, an update intended to address the issues leading to the
Read More »Apple releases Java update to eliminate malware threat
Apple has released a new version of Java meant to plug a vulnerability that can be exploited to install malware on user’s computers. The company made an unprecedented announcement this
Read More »About that Google malware warning…
During the last 24 hours or so, many TUAW readers catching up on the latest Apple news have seen something similar to the warning above when they go to "Page 2" of the site,
Read More »Oracle releases v11 fix for zero-day Java security flaw
Oracle has released an official fix for the Java security flaw that was reported by CERT (the Computer Emergency Readiness Team) on January 11. Shortly after the flagging by CERT, Apple took steps to
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Apple releases Java update to remove FlashBack malware
Apple has released a Java update that will remove the FlashBack malware if your Mac is infected. This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.
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Android malware has grown 472% since July
Juniper Networks has done a study in which they’ve concluded that Android malware has jumped up 472% since July. What happens when anyone can develop and publish an application to
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Rihanna and Hayden Panettiere sex video actually installs malware on your Mac
So if you’re on Facebook and see something like the above image that states “Hot Lesbian Video – Rihanna and Hayden Panettiere” what’s your first instinct? If you chose to
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New Mac Defender malware variant bypasses Apple security update protection
Remember that Security Update that is supposed to remove and protect you from the Mac Defender malware and its variants? Well it worked up until a few hours later where
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Eric Schmidt’s suggestion to promote security: “Use a Mac instead of a PC”
We mentioned earlier how Eric Schmidt was interviewed at the All Things D 9 conference and he mentioned how Google Maps and search has been renewed for use on Apple’s
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