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Hours after citing capable security, CurrentC announces unauthorized access of users’ email accounts

Hubris, anyone? Just hours after publishing a blog post answering some questions about its upcoming CurrentC mobile payments system and touting the security of its cloud-based storage of sensitive information, the company behind the effort, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has alerted users of unauthorized access to their email addresses. Per MacRumors, the company released the […]

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iOS 7 Lock Screen bug discovered, Apple says fix is en route

Per Forbes and AllThingsD, the first iOS 7 security bug has appeared and may be worth noting. The bug is currently found in the iOS 7 Lock screen and Control Center implementation that could allow a person to bypass the device’s passcode and access the photo library. This bug is more of a potential security […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 9.0.23062

Because updates are important in life. Parallels announced its Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac client today. The new version, a 356 megabyte download, offers the following set of fixes and features: – Resolves an issue with horizontal scrolling using a mouse not working in some applications. – You can now choose whether to download and […]

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Researcher draws attention to long-standing security vulnerability in OS X operating systems

After five months, it might be time to fix this sucker… Per mitre.org and Ars Technica, a unaddressed bug in Apple’s Mac OS X discovered five months ago allows hackers to bypass the usual authentication measures by tweaking specific clock and user timestamp settings, granting near unlimited access to a computer’s files. While the security […]

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Parallels Access debuts, brings Parallels features to iPad

You can’t knock a company that also goes in a subscription-based direction. Per AppleInsider, Parallels, the company known for its virtualization software, rolled out a new iPad app and subscription service on Tuesday called Parallels Access that promises to run both Mac and PC programs on Apple’s tablet with near-native performance. With Parallels Access, the […]