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Hack group AntiSec publishes a million Apple IDs online

The group hacked over 12 Million such IDs from a database on an FBI agent’s laptop computer in March this year Computer hacking is slowly getting its footing in Macintosh environment of late. In the few months a number of incidences have raised security concerns over Apple’s security measures. In a recent event, AntiSec, an […]

Mac Rumours: Apple expected to release Mac OS X Mountain Lion at June 11 WWDC

Apple’s infamous Worldwide Developers’ Conference is inching near its commencement date and the company is surrounded by all kinds of rumours. From iPhone to iOS to Mac OS X Mountain Lion, everything is being covered by anonymous sources. In latest events, the WWDC is touted to be big event for the upcoming OS X from […]

Mac Rumours: MacBook Pro and Air receive upgrades to shape and specifications

MacBooks are Apple’s Flagship product since the late 90s. However, it is unfathomable why the product has not seen any substantial upgrades to its hardware or shape in the last two years. The only major reinforcements were done in this time were the new versions of Mac OS X. However, after a long time, it […]

Apple Rumours: New iPhone screen sheet leaks, estimated at 4.1-inch size

Apple may not release the new generation of iPhone at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference this year but iOS 6 might have a preview. The new operating system is expected to be released with the new iPhone but due to its strengthening relationship with Mac OS X Mountain Lion, there might be hints at the event […]

How to detect and remove Flashback malware from Mac OS X – Part 1

Since Apple’s beloved operating system, Mac OS X is under attacker, especially the versions after 2010, that would be Snow Leopard and last year’s Lion. The malware that has become the pain in Apple circles is infamous for the alias, Flashback that attacks the operating system on weak point of Java vulnerability in the web […]

How to detect and remove Flashback malware from Mac OS X – Part 2

OS X does not come with Java installed by default, and the latest versions of Java should be patched properly so anyone with new or properly updated systems should be safe from these threats; however, there are likely many people still running older versions of Java on their systems that are still vulnerable. If you […]

How to detect and remove Flashback malware from Mac OS X – Part 3

F-Secure’s analysis offers a detailed method for detecting and ultimately removing the malware from your system, though you can easily detect the malware in its known variants by running the following three commands sequentially in the OS X Terminal utility: defaults read ~/.MacOSX/environment DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES defaults read /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info LSEnvironment defaults read /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Info LSEnvironment If your system […]

Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 1

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Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 2

There were times when Mac machines were considered one of the most secure platforms in the world, if not the most secure. However, gone are the days when users could blind trust Apple products in terms of secure operating systems. The main reason attached to such vulnerability to malware attacks is the sales of Mac […]

Apple under attack: Flashback gives the flashbacks to sloppy security management from the company – Part 3

“Wait until HTML5 becomes more ubiquitous for similar types of threat vulnerabilities, and you can have a botnet that runs in your browser,” Ferguson cautioned. “The more ubiquitous these platforms are, it won’t matter if it’s a mobile device or a computer. It it’s running Java or any other cross-platform technology, the threat is there.” […]

Laurene Powell Jobs makes the list of richest people in the world – Part 2

Upon the acquisition of Pixar by Walt Disney, Jobs owned the largest portion of the conglomerate’s stock, making him the main guy in the picture. When Apple acquired NeXt in 1997, Jobs owned the major part of the Cupertino-based company’s stake, which he never sold. Powell Jobs has never been fond of being interviewed and […]

Laurene Powell Jobs makes the list of richest people in the world – Part 1

Steve Jobs’ silent partner in his success and his better half, Laurene Powell Jobs has made Forbes top Billionaire’s list this year. She not only jumps into the elite in the US but also tops the Richest Women in the Silicon Valley. In addition, she is one of the richest women in the world. The […]

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