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  • Java, BlackBerry desktop get security bug fixes 05/11/2009 09:25:00

    Sun releases critical update to Java Runtime Environment
    Sun Microsystems and Research In Motion have issued critical bug fixes for security issues with their products.
  • Microsoft cleans up bugs after biggest patch release 30/10/2009 09:08:00

    October's Windows Update disabled Microsoft's Communications Server product
    After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up.
  • Programmer slip-up produces critical bug, Microsoft admits 17/10/2009 04:18:00

    Missed SMB 2 vulnerability in Vista, but found it in time to fix Windows 7
    Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that one of the critical network vulnerabilities it patched earlier in the week was due to a programming error on its part.
  • Microsoft patches last major ATL bugs 15/10/2009 07:19:00

    Latest fixes for code library typo close 'last big attack vector,' says researcher
    Microsoft yesterday wrapped up a months-long job of patching a critical bug it accidently introduced in a crucial code "library," one of the researchers who uncovered the flaw said today.
  • Cisco patches a dozen router bugs 24/09/2009 07:19:00

    12 security flaws are fixed in the semi-annual update
    Cisco Systems has released its twice-yearly set of security patches for its router firmware, fixing 12 security flaws in the products.
  • Facebook confirms site glitches 22/09/2009 09:45:00

    Some users are having trouble logging on and posting content
    Facebook confirmed Monday what some users have been noticing for the past few days: Its site is having problems.
  • Apple patches 10 iPhone bugs, 4 QuickTime flaws 11/09/2009 05:07:00

    Plugs iPhone browser, SMS holes; fixes file format flaws in oft-patched player software
    Apple yesterday issued a pair of updates that patched 10 vulnerabilities in its iPhone software and four in its QuickTime player program.
  • Apple patches critical Java bugs, but leaves Leopard users vulnerable 04/09/2009 07:55:00

    Syncs Mac OS X 10.5 with Sun's early August fixes, but remains an update behind; Snow Leopard in same boat
    Apple today patched 15 vulnerabilities in three versions of Java used by Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, bringing the operating system up to par with fixes that Sun issued a month ago.
  • Researcher: Twitter fails to fix cross-site scripting bug 27/08/2009 06:55:00

    Hackers can hijack accounts more simply by getting people to view a tweet, he says
    A vulnerability in the popular microblogging Twitter service remains unfixed and can be used by criminals to hijack accounts or redirect users to malicious Web sites, a developer claimed today.
  • Microsoft patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers 15/07/2009 08:10:00

    Two zero-days and critical font bug quashed; no fix for Monday's ActiveX vulnerability
    Microsoft today delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one still open to exploit.
  • Microsoft admits new ActiveX zero-day bug 14/07/2009 07:57:00

    As patch day looms, company says critical flaw affects Office users running IE
    For the second time in a week, Microsoft is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug in a company-made ActiveX control, putting people running Internet Explorer (IE) at risk.
  • Hackers exploit second DirectShow zero-day using thousands of hijacked sites 07/07/2009 08:18:00

    A new unpatched Windows bug surfaces; Microsoft hasn't patched the old one from May
    Thousands of legitimate Web sites hacked over the weekend are launching drive-by attacks using an exploit of a second critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' DirectShow component, a Danish security company said today.
  • Exploits of unpatched Windows bug will jump, says Symantec 23/06/2009 08:41:00

    DirectShow zero-day now target of attack toolkit
    An exploit of a still-unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 has been added to a multi-strike attack toolkit, Symantec said late last week, a move that may mean attacks will increase soon.
  • Hackers exploit unpatched Windows bug 01/06/2009 07:34:00

    Attacks in progress, warns Microsoft; Vista and Windows 7 called safe
    For the third time in the last 90 days, Microsoft Corp. has warned that hackers are exploiting an unpatched critical vulnerability in its software.
  • Adobe promises fixes for latest flaws by next week 05/05/2009 04:16:00

    The update will cover Windows, Macintosh and Unix platforms
    Adobe Systems expects to have patches ready to fix the latest flaws in Acrobat and Reader by next week.
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