Late Tuesday, Apple released Security Update 2010-04 for Mac OS X 10.5.x (“Snow Leopard”). The update, a 218.6 megabyte download, adds a slew of security fixes and changes, as summarized here. The update requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run and can be snagged via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature. […]
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When embarrassingly hacked, call the FBI. Per Reuters, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that it has begun a probe into an AT&T security breach that exposed the email address of over 100,000 registered iPad owners. “The FBI is aware of these possible computer intrusions and has opened an investigation to address the potential […]
Late Thursday, Adobe officially released Flash Player 10.1.53.64, the newest version of its multimedia software for Mac OS X. The new version, a 7.4 megabyte download, offers a slew of security fixes detailed here with full (and extensive) release note changes documented here. The new version is available for free and requires Mac OS X […]
Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 5.0.375.70 for the Mac. The new version, an 25.2 megabyte download, offers the following the following changes: – Medium: Cross-origin keystroke redirection. Credit to Michal Zalewski of Google Security Team. – High Cross-origin bypass in DOM methods. Credit to Sergey Glazunov. – High: Memory error in […]
Late Tuesday, Microsoft released version 11.5.9 of its Microsoft Office 2004 suite and version 12.2.5 of its Microsoft Office 2008 suite. The updates, which weigh in at 9.7 and 332 megabytes, respectively, focus on improving security for both suites, fixing vulnerabilities that could allow malicious code to overwrite portions of your Mac’s memory and run […]