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Apple promises fix for browser security flaw

...Apple says that it has a fix for the browser security flaw discovered earlier this week on its iOS-powered devices. After the... Read more

5 August, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Microsoft issues caution over Windows security flaw

...more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft warns about application security flaw on CNET News Read more

24 August, 2010 by Ina Fried

Google fixes Android security flaw

...we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third party access to... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Nick Heath
WLAN <endeca_term>Security Flaw</endeca_term>: Cracking 64 Bit WEP Key

WLAN Security Flaw: Cracking 64 Bit WEP Key

The authors put on display an active attack on the WEP protocol that is able to recover a 64-bit WEP key using 5000... Read more

1 November, 2010

Microsoft fixes critical Hotmail password flaw

Microsoft has fixed a critical security flaw in its Hotmail login process that made it possible for hackers... Read more

30 April, 2012
Adobe makes users pay to fix Photoshop flaw

Adobe makes users pay to fix Photoshop flaw

Photoshop for Creative Suite 5 has a serious security flaw that Adobe is not going to patch, forcing security-conscious users... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

HTC fixes critical vulnerability in Android phones

HTC is issuing a fix for a critical security flaw in some of its Android phones that can potentially leak the... Read more

2 February, 2012

Millions of printers at risk of hacks, say researchers

Researchers at Columbia University have said they have uncovered a major security flaw in printers that could lead to data theft, vandalism or even... Read more

29 November, 2011

Apple releases iOS update with browser security fix

...iOS 4.0.2, a software update that patches the recently-discovered security flaw in the way mobile Safari handles PDF files in iOS 4... Read more

12 August, 2010 by Topher Kessler

iOS browser vulnerability worries security experts

...The new browser security flaw in iPhones, iPods and iPads could be more dangerous than initially... Read more

6 August, 2010 by Elinor Mills
Adobe move promotes piracy

Adobe move promotes piracy

...Adobe has abdicated this responsibility. It has found a critical vulnerability — a security flaw in Photoshop CS5 — that puts its users at risk, and instead... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
Mozilla sidesteps delay to deliver Firefox 11

Mozilla sidesteps delay to deliver Firefox 11

...browser update might be delayed while the project looked into a potential security flaw. Rather than meet its usual six-weekly Tuesday schedule, Firefox 11... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

Google reactivates Wallet payment cards

...as a precaution to ensure the security of our Wallet customers." The security flaw in Google Wallet was reported on 26 December on the XDA... Read more

15 February, 2012

HP faces lawsuit over printer security claims

...alleges that the company sold LaserJet printers that it knew had a security flaw in them that could allow hackers to steal data, take control... Read more

9 December, 2011 by Elinor Mills

HTC prepares to patch data-leaking Android phone flaw

...smartphones, in a bid to close a serious data-leaking vulnerability. The security flaw, uncovered in late September by security researcher Trevor Eckhart, would allow... Read more

5 October, 2011 by David Meyer

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