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First iPhone Worm Hits Australia with Pop Singer in Tow
The first known worm for Apple's iPhone is spreading on jail-broken iPhones in Australia. The worm takes advantage of the default password for SSH used by many jail-broken phones and places an image of 1980s pop singer Rick Astley on the device.
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Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone
The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading "in the wild" in Australia. The worm, known as ikee, only affects "jail-broken" phones, where a user has removed Apple's protection mechanisms to allow the phone to run any software.
Snow Leopard data-munching bug predates Snow Leopard
This week, the web is awash with reports of new Snow Leopard users who saw their Mac "home directories" destroyed after logging into an OS "Guest account." Typically carrying the name of the user, the home directory includes all the standard user file folders, including Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture, and more. Fanboi howls of Snow Leopard distress appear on multiple threads across the Apple support forums.
Apple Fixes Security Problems in QuickTime, IPhone OS
Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch and QuickTime 7.6.4 to address vulnerabilities in previous versions.
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Apple iPhone OS 3.1 Phishing Protection Falling Short, Researchers Say
Security pros say the Apple iPhone OS 3.1's anti-phishing feature falls short, failing to block sites blocked by the desktop version of the Safari browser.
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Apple at Work Patching 'Leopard' OS
Updated: Apple directs users a security patch concerning an outdated version of Java, which is applicable to Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.8 or later.
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Apple Arms Snow Leopard with Mac Malware Detection, Reports Say
Apple has reportedly armed Snow Leopard, the newest version of its Mac OS X operating system, with a new feature to scan downloads for malware. The OS is slated to be released on Friday.
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Snow Leopard Reveals Cracks in Apple`s Mac OS X Security Reputation
News Analysis: Although Mac OS X is considered by many to be the most secure operating system available to end users, it does suffer from security issues. Perhaps the new malware detector in Apple's new Mac OS X Snow Leopard release will help prove that.
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New Safari Release Fixes 6 Vulnerabilities
Apple has released Safari 4.0.3 on both Mac and Windows to address a series of vulnerabilities in previous versions.
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