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Apple releases Java 2013-003 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 15

A timely security update never goes amiss. Following up on recently discovered zero-day Java security holes, Apple released 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 15, stands as a 72.8 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: […]

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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 […]

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Apple releases Java 2012-006 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems

Ya can’t knock a useful Java update. On Tuesday, Apple released its Java 2012-006 update for its Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) operating systems. The update, a 67 megabyte download, uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click […]

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SpamSieve updated to 2.9.5

You’ve got to hand it to him: Michael Tsai keeps a good thing going. Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.9.5. The new version, a 10 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements: – Updated the Apple Mail plug-in to work with Security Update 2012-004 (Snow Leopard) for […]

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Camino updated to 2.1.0

Late Wednesday, the Camino Project released version 2.1.0 of