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Adobe releases Flash Player 11.6.602.175 beta

Hey, a reliable update never hurts. Late Thursday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.6.602.175 for Mac OS X, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate as a pre-release beta. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: Fixed Issues: – External interface Javascript zero-day(3496801.) – Microphone stops dispatching SampleDataEvents after repeated use(3499824). New Features: – Graphics […]

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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 quietly disables Oracle’s Java 7 Update 11 fix via XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X

When it comes to Java, there’s always an argument to be had between Apple and Oracle. Per MacGeneration, the recently released Java 7 Update 11 has been blocked by Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X. Oracle issued the latest update to Java earlier this month to fix a serious zero-day security flaw. […]