MOSCOW, April 5 (UPI) — More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with malware, potentially allowing them to be hijacked, a Russian anti-virus firm says. More than half the infected computers, which could be taken over and used in a “botnet,” are based in the United States,…
Apple updates Java for Mac
It’s probably safe to turn your Mac on again. Just a day after reports spread about a Java-based Trojan horse that could install itself on your Mac without requiring that you enter a password, Apple has released Java for OS X Lion 2012-001 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6…
Apple patches Java hole that was being used to compromise Mac users
Apple has released an update to Java for OS X patching a recently exploited vulnerability targeting Mac users. Update now to protect yourself or better yet, remove Java. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Facebook Mimics Apple by Spending Less on R&D Than Rivals
Facebook Inc. (FB) spends a smallerpercentage of revenue on engineering than other Internetcompanies, mimicking Apple (AAPL) Inc.'s strategy of keeping costs lowby relying on outside developers for research … View full post on facebook hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
RSA to build authentication into Apple, Android phones
RSA, the security division of EMC, today said it would collaborate with several mobile and virtualisation platform vendors to integrate RSA two-factor authentication and risk detection technologies. The goal of the “Secure by RSA Certified Mobile Partner Programme” is to optimise RSA SecurID two-factor authentication and RSA’s Adaptive Authentication for…
Apple Mac user logins hunted by Flashback.G Trojan
Apple Mac users have been warned to be on the lookout for a new variant of the Flashback Java Trojan that has already hit an unknown number of victims running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The new Flashback.G documented by Mac security company Intego shows an interesting development in the…
Apple pushes ‘Gatekeeper’ to protect Mac OS X from malware attacks
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Apple vows to annihilate contacts-stealing iPhone apps
Apple, breaking its silence over revelations that the App Store has been littered with apps that have unauthorised access to iPhone address books, has vowed to put a stop to the practice by requiring apps to explicitly ask permission to tap contacts. An Apple spokesman issued this statement to AllThingsD: …
As the Worm Turns: Apple Exposed
This just in: Legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs lived inside a reality bubble of his own creation. That’s the conclusion of a confidential background check report just released by the FBI. The G-men investigated the Jobs-man back in 1991, well before his second coming to Apple and the iMiracles that…
Apple supplier Foxconn hacked not for bad factory conditions but for kicks
Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone and iPad infamous for inhumane working conditions, has been hacked by a group calling itself Swagg Security. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security