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Mac botnet malware warning from Symantec

by Kirk Hiner on Oct 1, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Yes, we’re all aware that the Mac is pretty solid against viruses, but it’s not impervious. Evidence of this comes from a report at 9to5Mac in which they state, “Security researchers at Symantec have uncovered what they suspect may be the first Mac OS X botnet launching denial-of service attacks.”… Continue Reading »

Safari used to hack MacBook…sort of

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 22, 2009 at 09:32 PM

It happened last year, and it happened again this year. The tech sector of the internet is seeing a fair share of headlines to the tune of “Safari hacked in 10 Seconds!” At the Pwn2Own conference this year, Charlie Miller, who hacked Safari last year to much the same media… Continue Reading »

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