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Oracle releases emergency Java patch, advises users to update to latest version

This is why updates were invented. Per CNET, in response to discovering that hackers were actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Java running in Web browsers, Oracle has released an emergency patch that it says should deal with the problem. “These vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., they may be exploited over a network […]

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Apple releases Java 2013-002 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 14

A security update never truly goes unappreciated. Following up on recently discovered zero-day Java security holes, Apple releases Java updates for its Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 operating systems. The first update, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 14, stands as a 72.8 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: […]

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Second lockscreen bypass exploit discovered in iOS 6.1, data vulnerable via USB connection

Apple either needs to assign its iOS security people some business hammocks or take their current ones away… A second iOS 6.1 bug has been discovered that gives access to contacts, photos and more. The vulnerability uses a similar method as the one disclosed previously, though it apparently gives access to more user data when […]

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Apple’s iOS 6.1.3 beta could fix security holes, disable Evasi0n jailbreak

It was awesome while it lasted. Per Forbes, Late last week Apple released an update for iOS to developers in beta that prevents the use of the popular jailbreak software evasi0n, according to one of evasi0n’s creators who tested the patch over the weekend, David Wang. Wang has stated that he’s analyzed the 6.1.3 beta […]

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Apple cyber attack investigation shifts from Chinese to eastern European hackers

Ok, maybe we were a bit hasty in blaming the chinese… Per Bloomberg, while earlier reports suggested hackers who targeted Apple emanated from China, investigators now believe the criminals are instead based out of Eastern Europe. The attacks on Apple, Facebook, Twitter and others are now linked to “an Eastern European gang of hackers that […]