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Leaked files outline NSA-sponsored hacker training, use of vulnerability within Safari web browser to gain access to devices

It’s interesting what the intelligence community gets up to in its day to day work. According to Spiegel Online International, the Politerain hiring process posted ads for candidates who wanted “to break things.” Politerain is not a project associated with a conventional company. It is run by a US government intelligence organization, the National Security […]

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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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Microsoft releases Office 2011 14.3.0 update for Mac

Late Tuesday, Microsoft released its Microsoft Office 2011 14.3.0 update. The update, a 106.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Meeting invitation times are displayed inaccurately in Outlook. Fixes an issue that causes meeting invitation times from non-Exchange calendar servers to be off by one hour during certain times of the year. […]

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Apple developing program to track, destroy Flashback malware

I think this is where an awesome montage scene of productivity/progress begins in an 80s movie. Or at least the cast involves vows to achieve a long-term goal. Apple revealed on Tuesday that it is currently developing software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has infected an estimated 600,000 Macs worldwide. The company […]

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Yahoo repairs server-side IMAP settings, clears up e-mail issue for Windows 7, iPhone users

A fresh test on Thursday confirmed that Yahoo’s IMAP mail bug had been fixed. Per Electronista, Yahoo quietly upgraded its mail servers so that they now respond with only the data they were asked for, rather than the 25 times higher amount they were producing before. Rafael Rivera at Within Windows noted that it had […]