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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.

Oracle patches Java zero day

Oracle patches Java zero day

Mozilla and Apple act on security flaw.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2013 10:28AM Security
Experts warn of Ruby on Rails exploits

Experts warn of Ruby on Rails exploits

Sites at risk despite 'extremely critical' fixes this week.
Darren Pauli Jan 10 2013 11:24AM Security
Microsoft, Adobe drop patches for dozens of bugs

Microsoft, Adobe drop patches for dozens of bugs

Microsoft issues seven patches for 12 vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Jan 10 2013 8:05AM Security
Ruby on Rails pushing out 'extremely critical' fixes

Ruby on Rails pushing out 'extremely critical' fixes

Workaround available.
Darren Pauli Jan 9 2013 12:57PM Security
Yahoo patches XSS mail flaw

Yahoo patches XSS mail flaw

Researcher claims fix isn't adequate.
Danielle Walker Jan 9 2013 10:17AM Security
Adobe to close ColdFusion holes

Adobe to close ColdFusion holes

Patches Reader and Acrobat.
Dan Kaplan Jan 8 2013 3:27PM Security
Adobe preps ColdFusion update to deter active exploits

Adobe preps ColdFusion update to deter active exploits

Patches Reader and Acrobat.
Dan Kaplan Jan 8 2013 9:32AM Security
Microsoft skips IE zero-day fix

Microsoft skips IE zero-day fix

Microsoft to release seven bulletins this week.
Dan Raywood Jan 7 2013 7:30AM Security
Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer

Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer

Windows XP users especially vulnerable to 'watering hole' attacks.
Krishan Sharma Jan 3 2013 8:34AM Security
Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer

Hackers exploit zero-day hole in Internet Explorer

Windows XP users especially vulnerable to 'watering hole' attacks.
Krishan Sharma Jan 3 2013 8:18AM Security
Adobe stalls Shockwave patch for two years

Adobe stalls Shockwave patch for two years

Remote code execution hole to be patched in February.
Darren Pauli Dec 20 2012 12:01PM Security
Microsoft, Adobe patch a range of vulnerabilities

Microsoft, Adobe patch a range of vulnerabilities

Exploits could emerge over holiday break.
Dan Kaplan Dec 12 2012 12:48PM Security
Microsoft patches five critical flaws

Microsoft patches five critical flaws

Makes 83 bulletins in 2012.
Dan Raywood Dec 11 2012 8:49AM Security
Check Point dismisses firewall vulnerabilities

Check Point dismisses firewall vulnerabilities

Researchers say end users open to attack.
Dan Raywood Nov 20 2012 12:41PM Security
Skype account hijack hole patched

Skype account hijack hole patched

Recovery function leads to account ownage.
Darren Pauli Nov 17 2012 7:55PM Security
Skype dispatches fix for password reset flaw

Skype dispatches fix for password reset flaw

An easy-to-exploit password reset hole fixed.
Danielle Walker Nov 16 2012 8:21AM Security
Microsoft drops IE, Windows fixes on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft drops IE, Windows fixes on Patch Tuesday

Two critical patches listed as highest priority.
Dan Kaplan Nov 14 2012 10:00AM Security
Microsoft to patch 19 vulnerabilities on Tuesday

Microsoft to patch 19 vulnerabilities on Tuesday

Windows, Internet Explorer and Office get a fix
Dan Kaplan Nov 9 2012 9:02AM Security
VMware source code dumped online

VMware source code dumped online

Guy Fawkes Day hacks continue.
Tom Espiner Nov 6 2012 8:22AM Security
Safari, iOS 6 flaws patched

Safari, iOS 6 flaws patched

Apple has fixed two critical vulnerabilities.
Danielle Walker Nov 5 2012 11:02AM Security

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