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Continuous news on hardware and software patches and work-arounds as they emerge. Follow the vulnerabilities topic page to see what's broken.

ABC servers used to mine BitCoins

ABC servers used to mine BitCoins

IT staffer turns spare processing power to gold.
SC Australia Staff Jun 23 2011 2:50PM Security
Exploits target Internet Explorer bug

Exploits target Internet Explorer bug

IE 8 in attackers sights.
Dan Kaplan Jun 19 2011 3:01PM Security
Microsoft preps 16 patches, one for cookiejacking

Microsoft preps 16 patches, one for cookiejacking

Microsoft plays down risk of cookiejacking.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2011 11:06AM Security
Adobe patches Flash hole

Adobe patches Flash hole

Adobe unsure if Acrobat, Reader are vulnerable.
Darren Pauli Jun 7 2011 3:41PM Security
Old Cisco flaw found in two-thirds of devices: report

Old Cisco flaw found in two-thirds of devices: report

But the next four vulnerabilities are found in less than a quarter of devices.
SC Australia Staff May 24 2011 9:53AM Security
Android identity hole fixed

Android identity hole fixed

Android users are set to receive an automatic patch for an authentication hole discovered in February.
Darren Pauli May 20 2011 3:20AM Security
Secrets for VM security: Read the manual

Secrets for VM security: Read the manual

It makes poor bed-time reading, but getting your head around virtualisation is vital.
Darren Pauli May 11 2011 3:21PM Security
Analysis: Why you should chew through VM bibles

Analysis: Why you should chew through VM bibles

It makes poor bed-time reading, but getting your head around virtualisation is vital.
Darren Pauli May 11 2011 1:16PM Security
Skype asks Mac users to patch exploit

Skype asks Mac users to patch exploit

Aussie exploit scares Skype
Dan Kaplan May 10 2011 10:20AM Security
Forensics blamed for tardy Sony notice

Forensics blamed for tardy Sony notice

Sony says sorry.
Darren Pauli May 6 2011 2:28PM Security
Sony, Epsilon scolded for ducking probe

Sony, Epsilon scolded for ducking probe

Sony PlayStation Network was unpatched, lacked firewall.
Darren Pauli May 5 2011 8:59AM Security
Google fixes 27 bugs in Chrome 11 release

Google fixes 27 bugs in Chrome 11 release

Google hands out more than $A15,000 in bounties.
Tom Brewster Apr 29 2011 7:14AM Financial Services
Microsoft distributes 17 patches for 64 flaws

Microsoft distributes 17 patches for 64 flaws

Fixes for Internet Explorer, SMB as the month's most pressing.
Dan Kaplan Apr 14 2011 10:23AM Security
Record 64 flaws to be fixed on Patch Tuesday

Record 64 flaws to be fixed on Patch Tuesday

Long-awaited fix for MHTML flaw.
Nicole Kobie Apr 11 2011 6:23AM Security
Adobe patches 0-day flaws in Flash, Acrobat and Reader

Adobe patches 0-day flaws in Flash, Acrobat and Reader

Adobe has issued an out-of-band patch for the zero-day flaw in its Flash Player.
Dan Raywood Mar 24 2011 3:40PM Security
Apple patches protect users from drive-by attacks

Apple patches protect users from drive-by attacks

Just in time for iPad 2 release, Safari browser flaws fixed in Snow Leopard.
Greg Masters Mar 23 2011 10:28AM Security
Google patches WebKit flaw after Pwn2Own contest

Google patches WebKit flaw after Pwn2Own contest

Rewards hack team.
Tom Brewster Mar 15 2011 5:44AM Security
Apple releases iOS 4.3 early

Apple releases iOS 4.3 early

Contains security updates.
Tom Brewster Mar 11 2011 5:33AM Software
Zero-day IE flaw not in Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Zero-day IE flaw not in Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Vulnerability stays unpatched.
Tom Brewster Mar 7 2011 11:54AM Security
Oracle issues 21 critical Java patches

Oracle issues 21 critical Java patches

No time to waste, database vendor says.
Liam Tung Feb 18 2011 6:33AM Security

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