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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 »

Safari 3.1.1 is now available via Software Update

by Josh Holat on Apr 16, 2008 at 05:21 PM

Just after my recent Safari rant, Apple publishes an update.  This version, 3.1.1, fixes 39MB worth of security issues and bugs, one of which was the one that allowed a hacker to get full access of a MacBook Air at a recent PWN2OWN conference.  This update deals with four specific… Continue Reading »

Safari is all the buzz, but with a buzz comes a sting

by Josh Holat on Apr 14, 2008 at 11:42 AM

Safari has recently made the news quite a bit, but not for reasons Apple should be proud of.  First, back in February, Safari was caught red handed using undocumented API’s that were not yet available to third party developers.  These frameworks were said to give Safari a speed edge over… Continue Reading »

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