security

Adobe patches critical Acrobat flaws

by Simon Aughton on 6 October 2010 in News
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Adobe has released security updates for Acrobat and Reader, addressing critical vulnerabilites that could cause the applications to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

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Twitter security lapse spreads porn spam

by Simon Aughton on 22 September 2010 in News
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Twitter is facing heavy criticism after a security vulnerability in its website saw tens of thousands of users redirected to porn sites as soon as they hovered over a link.

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Apple fixes Snow Leopard sharing flaw

by Simon Aughton on 21 September 2010 in News
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Apple has released a security update to address a vulnerability when sharing files and folders in Snow Leopard.

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Adobe warns of critical Flash vulnerability

by Simon Aughton on 15 September 2010 in News
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Adobe has warned web users of a critical security vulnerability in its Flash Player software.

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Apple has fix for iPhone security hole

by Simon Aughton on 5 August 2010 in News
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Apple says it has a fix for the iPhone security vulnerability exploited by the JailbreakMe hack.

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iPhone 4 jailbreak based on “scary” security flaw

by Simon Aughton on 4 August 2010 in News
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The first successful jailbreak of the iPhone 4 is based on a serious security vulnerability in mobile Safari, researchers have found.

Security expert Charlie Miller described the JailbreakMe hack — which requires nothing more than a single swipe of an iPhone’s screen — as “very beautiful work” but very worrying.

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