Well, this is a mess. A “huge” number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software updates. The flaw, which centered around a flawed WebKit rendering engine implementation found in certain Sparkle builds, is to blame for […]
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Even if you’re not crazy about Adobe Flash Player these days, there’s a better reason than usual to upgrade to the new version. Per AppleInsider and Adobe, a well-known vulnerability in Adobe’s Flash player that could allow malicious users to steal browser data — including cookies — on Macs, PCs, and Linux machines has been […]
Unfortunately, Apple has not acknowledged the supposed hack into the iCloud systems, and rarely comments publicly on such matters, so we’ll just have to hope they are working towards protecting users’ accounts. The incursion was claimed by two hackers going by the handles AquaXetine and MerrukTechnolog, who form Team DoulCi (derived by spelling “iCloud” backwards-ish). The hack exploits an iCloud […]
On Thursday, Apple released Safari 6.1.4, an update to its web browser for its OS X 10.7 and 10.8 operating systems. The new version, a 52.9 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), includes the following fixes and new features: – Addresses a significant memory corruption issue in the WebKit engine powering Apple’s browser. – Addresses an issue […]
Late Wednesday, Apple released Safari 7.0.4, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 53.7 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), includes the following fixes and new features: – Addresses a significant memory corruption issue in the WebKit engine powering Apple’s browser. – Addresses an issue with handling of unicode characters that could be exploited. […]