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APPLE iAlert: Mac computers, iPads, iPhones


studiomprd

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There is a major security flaw in the software for Apple phones, the company announced Friday night.

 

If you've logged onto WiFi from a coffee shop, hotel, airport or other public space, you could be at risk.

"At this early stage, the vulnerability has been confirmed in iOS versions 6.1.5, 7.0.4, and 7.0.5, and OS X 10.9.0 and 10.9.1, meaning it has silently exposed the sensitive communications of millions of people for weeks or months," reported Arts Technica. 

For the time being, Mac users should not log in through insecure or public networks.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-iphone-and-mac-users-need-to-update-security-asap/

 

The recently-announced flaw in Apple’s iOS and OS X platforms essentially allows a hacker to get in between the initial verification “handshake” connection between the user and the destination server, enabling the adversary to masquerade as a trusted endpoint. This means the connection which is supposed to be encrypted between you and your bank, email server, healthcare provider and more is open to attack.

 

Security experts across the web recommend updating iPhones and iPads with the available iOS patches now, and using browsers other than Safari for OS X systems without an available Apple fix.

 

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/24/apples-security-breach-should-scare-you-more-than-targets-did/

 

-- posted from one of my personal computing devices, using a web browsing program...

  can you tell which ones ??

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