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Kit steals Mac login passwords

A California software maker has released a program that quickly recovers login passwords from Macs, even when running Apple's completely overhauled OS X Lion, that have been locked, put into sleep mode, or have FileVault disk encryption turned on.

Apple Laptop Security Flaw Found In Computer Batteries

A security researcher claims to have found a new security flaw in Apple laptops that could allow hackers to ruin laptop batteries, infect them with malware or potentially cause them to overheat and catch fire.

Critical iOS hole found

Apple says it is working on fixing a security hole in the software of its iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch.

Patch Tuesday coming!

Next Tuesday is the day for Microsoft's regular monthly security update.

No Google for co.cc

Google has removed over 11 million .co.cc websites from its search results pages.

Targeting pays off for cybercriminals

Cybercriminal business models have recently shifted toward low-volume, targeted attacks, Cisco reports.

Al Qaeda sites crippled

Hackers launched a series of apparently coordinated denial of service attacks against Jihadist websites.

Patches from Google, Apple

Apple and Google have issued security fixes for several vulnerabilities.

Trident hits targets

In the framework of their anti-cybercrime campaign called Operation Trident Tribunal, American authorities and international law enforcement agencies cracked two scareware rings.

Apple updates Mac OS X

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.8 which, besides adding improvements, fixes several vulnerabilities.