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Security Firm to Apple: Ready or Not, Here's That Exploit May 22, 2008 
Core Security has published three Mac OS X iCal-based vulnerabilities -- two that can crash the iCal program and one that could conceivably allow a hacker to take control of another person's computer. The newly publicized exploits have gained attention recently in part because of the way in which they've been presented.
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The World's Smartest End Table, Smoking Your Phone, Document Standards Gone Wild April 04, 2008 
Last year, Microsoft successfully mated a touch-screen PC with one of those old Ms. Pacman games you might see at your typical dive bar. Thus the Microsoft Surface -- the world's smartest end table -- was born. At first, it spent most of its time finger painting and identifying objects placed on top of it.
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MacBook Air, Vista Box PWNd - Ubuntu Stands Alone March 31, 2008 
After three days of attacks by leading hackers, a laptop running Ubuntu remained untouched while two others, running Mac OS X and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, succumbed. The attacks were launched at the CanSecWest PWN 2 OWN contest in Vancouver, Canada. This was sponsored by security firm TippingPoint, a division of 3Com, and held March 26-28, under its Zero Day Initiative.
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Hackers Knock the Air Out of MacBook March 28, 2008 
A computer with a sky-high public profile these days -- the much talked-about and often coveted MacBook Air from Apple -- was the first laptop to get cracked in a security hacking contest Thursday. While headlines around the Web are claiming that it took only two minutes, there's more to the story. The cracking went down at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the PWN to OWN 2008 contest.
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Norton AV Update Targets Malware at Mac App Level December 11, 2007 
Symantec has rolled out a new Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard-compatible version of Norton AntiVirus that includes beefed-up safeguards at the Web application layer. Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac is also more user-friendly, said the company, as it now incorporates less obtrusive security alerts, and it automatically updates in the background without interrupting users.
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OS XXX? Mac-Attacking Malware Targets Porn Surfers November 01, 2007 
Researchers at Intego, a maker of Mac-based security software, have announced they have recently discovered malware targeting the Mac OS X on some adult-oriented Web sites. The company dubbed the malicious Trojan software "OSX.RSPlug.A." "A malicious Trojan Horse has been found on several pornography Web sites, claiming to install a video codec necessary to view free pornographic videos on Macs," Intego said.
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Whippersnapper Hacker Springs Touch From Apple Slammer October 15, 2007 
The iPod touch, Apple's latest media gadget, has been on store shelves for less than a month. However, a hacker barely in his teens has claimed he's already cooked up a code called "iJailbreak" that will allow touch users to load their devices with third-party applications. As an added bonus, the program apparently does its job for anyone interested in freeing their media player from Apple's solitary confinement.
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iPhone Unlocker Throws Brick Back at Apple October 09, 2007 
The ability for a consumer to unlock a phone and use it on any wireless service provider network may get a serious shot in the arm if a California man and his class action lawsuit attorney have their way. Timothy Smith, represented by attorney Damian Fernandez, has filed a suit against Apple in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
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iPhone Brick Fix: Dr. Frankenstein Would Be Proud October 03, 2007 
Ever since the release of the iPhone this summer, it's been a battle of wills between Apple and hackers to see who would ultimately win control of the much-coveted device. This week the hackers scored another point by devising a way to roll back the clock, in a limited way, to before their phones were disabled by Apple's most recent upgrade.
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Media Player Exploits: New Vectors, New Threats September 26, 2007 
Two separate exploits involving the Apple QuickTime and the Microsoft Windows Media players could continue to plague computer users regardless of which Web browser is installed as the default on a computer system. So far, the only browser developer to announce a patch for this vulnerability is Mozilla, which posted a patch to its open source Firefox Web browser last week.
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O2, Orange and T-Mobile: European Winners in the iPhone Competition? September 17, 2007 
Apple is widely expected to announce soon which companies it has selected to play a role in the European iPhone network, and it looks like O2, Orange and T-Mobile will likely be among the lucky winners. At a media event in London on Tuesday, O2 reportedly will be made the official iPhone company in the United Kingdom.
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Software Hacks iPhone Without Saw September 12, 2007 
It took a little more than two months of sustained effort from a loosely organized community of hackers, plus a breakthrough from the people behind iPhoneSimFree.com, but in any event, it's finally done: Vendors are distributing software that boasts the ability to unlock the world's most talked-about phone without invasive surgery.
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Can Lawsuits Unhack the iPhone? August 28, 2007 
Though it wasn't the first hack into Apple's celebrated iPhone, New Jersey teenager George Hotz's unlocking of the device last week has unleashed a storm of publicity, discussion and speculation. Hotz not only succeeded in decoupling his iPhone from its exclusive AT&T service, preferring to use it on T-Mobile instead -- but he published how he did it via his blog and a video on YouTube.
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Walling In the Mac August 27, 2007 
Let's face it -- the times, they are a-changing. Mac users no long surf the Web in a protective bubble that keeps them safe from the bad stuff lurking online. Apple boasts that Macs get almost zero viruses and malware infections. Security experts insist that was never really the case. Whatever sparse exposure to harm the Mac OS has granted to Apple users in the past is eroding.
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Teen Picks iPhone's AT&T Lock August 24, 2007 
A college-bound teenager has successfully unlocked Apple's iPhone from AT&T's wireless network and posted instructions on the Web to help others do the same. After roughly 500 hours of work figuring out how to do it, 17-year-old George Hotz is now using his iPhone on T-Mobile. He posted his 10-step hack on his blog Thursday, along with a video illustrating it on YouTube.
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Hackers Could Hijack Your iPhone July 23, 2007
A hole in the iPhone's security apparatus could allow a hacker to take complete control of the device, warn researchers at Independent Security Evaluators, who identified the flaw. The exploit is delivered via a malicious Web page opened in the Safari browser on the iPhone, according to ISE.
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