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RSS bugBug fix 2.1 for Apple iPhone
News Apple has released version 2.1 of its iPhone software, promising a wealth of bug fixes for a pioneering device that suffered a number of problems. As detailed on Apple's software update page, the bug... [15 Sep 2008]
Bug leaves Windows open to Java attack
News The three warnings involve the Microsoft Virtual Machine for running Java applets on Windows; a cross-site scripting bug in a component of Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0; and a denial-of-service bug... [10 Apr 2003]
Bug bounty hunters recruited by security firm
News If a valid bug is found, TippingPoint will notify the maker of the flawed product and update its security products to protect users against exploitation of the flaw before an official patch has been released. [25 Jul 2005]
Microsoft issues XP bug killer
News Microsoft plans to release its second collection of bug fixes to Office XP today. On the security side, the update includes an April fix for an Outlook email bug and June patch protecting Word and Excel... [21 Aug 2002]
Security experts hit out at "unethical" bug finder
News One rival bug finder, who operates along the more traditional lines of informing the affected vendor of the flaw in its product and working with them to patch it before releasing any details of the vulnerability, has hit... [11 Mar 2005]
Student uncovers Windows Java bug
News A California university student has posted online information about a Java bug that crashes PCs running Windows 95 and 98. Student, Joseph Ashwood, discovered the bug in the course of his research at the... [29 Apr 1999]
Symantec fixes email-deleting bug
News Almost a month since its initial discovery, Symantec has issued a fix for a serious bug in its internet security software. According to Norman Kohlberger, Symantec's senior regional product manager, the... [11 Nov 2002]
RealNetworks patches video bug
News Engineers at the company's Seattle headquarters worked throughout the night to fix the bug, which presented a 'server error' message to users trying to access RealPlayer videos. RealNetworks has rushed out a software... [16 Mar 1999]
Love Bug variant infects Swiss Bank
News Security experts have identified a new strain of the Love Bug virus within Swiss bank, UBS, and two other US banks. The virus, dubbed 'resume', runs a password stealing program called hcheck.exe once a host is infected. [17 Aug 2000]
Bug fixes for Firefox 3.5 in 'preview' update
News The update makes a large number of bug-fixes for stability, tweaks the Mozilla JavaScript engine TraceMonkey, and improves support for the baked-in Ogg-based open audio and video standards. On the same day that Apple... [09 Jun 2009]
Virus Update: Love Bug author will be easy to find, says ex-hacker
News According to his source code, he "hates to go to school", but Spyder, the virus writer guilty of releasing the "Love Bug" virus, may find it harder to face up to life in prison. According to ex-hacker Mathew Bevan,... [04 May 2000]
5 years ago... Student uncovers Windows Java bug
News 29.04.99: A California university student has posted online information about a Java bug that crashes PCs running Windows 95 and 98. Student Joseph Ashwood discovered the bug in the course of his... [29 Apr 2004]
Microsoft finally issues IE spoofing bug patch
News In December, Secunia alerted the security community to an IE bug that would let hackers display false web addresses. The problem has been exacerbated by a recently discovered bug in the URL display of IE... [30 Jan 2004]
No fix yet for Word bug
News As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday six security bulletins, at least two of them deemed 'critical', but won't fix a bug in Office that's being actively exploited. [08 Dec 2006]
Italian 'love bug' fails to bite
News Cartolina is a modification to the bug, which caused havoc worldwide last May. It comes as an email attachment, Cartolina.vbs, which is set up to spread to all the email addresses on the system and to change the home... [09 Feb 2001]
