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MacBook Air hacked in security contest

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by Tom Krazit
 
CNet.com - A team of security researchers has won $10,000 for hacking a MacBook Air in two minutes using an undisclosed Safari vulnerability.
IDG News Service is camped out at CanSecWest in lovely Vancouver, Canada, and has chronicled the exploits (gotta love security puns) of Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and […]

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IE8 balks at Windows Update

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by Gregg Keizer

Computerworld - Internet Explorer 8, the just-previewed browser from Microsoft Corp., blocks access to the company’s Windows Update service, company representatives have confirmed.
Users who try to reach Windows Update with Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 1 are instead greeted with a message stating, “To use this site, […]

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