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New OS X Vulnerability Allows Hackers Gain Root Access Without Password





A developer from Italy named Luca Todesco has recently discovered a new zero-day vulnerability, which lets hackers gain root access in OS X Yosemite without using a password. This vulnerability is similar to the DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE exploit that has been patched in OS X Yosemite 10.10.5. The developer has reported the vulnerability to Apple, however, it hasn’t been fixed by the guys from Cupertino in the latest update. I honestly hope that Apple developers will react somehow and close a hole in OS X security as soon as possible.


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Written by Andrey

Monday, August 17th, 2015. 20:25

Apple Releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 to Users Worldwide



As you already know, the guys from Cupertino have recently released iOS 8.4.1 with fixes for Apple Music and patches for vulnerabilities used for untethered jailbreak. Apart from that, Apple has released OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 with a fix for DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE vulnerability and a number of other enhancements. The release comes two weeks after the release of the last beta for developers and about a month after the official launch of OS X 10.10.5.


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Written by Andrey

Friday, August 14th, 2015. 13:48

Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, which means I should tell you about the most interesting articles of the past seven days. Let’s not waste time and start right now.


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Sunday, August 9th, 2015. 16:06

Apple Seeds iOS 9 Beta 5 to Developers, iOS 9 Beta 3 to Public Testers



Apple on Tuesday seeded the fifth iOS 9 beta to developers and the third beta to the members of the public beta testing program. Both versions of iOS 9 are identical and contain a wide number of improvements and bug fixes. The fourth pre-released build of iOS 9 was released to developers two weeks ago and the very first beta was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June.


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Friday, August 7th, 2015. 15:27

Apple Seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Beta 3 to Developers



Just after releasing OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta 6 for developers and seeding OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta 4 to public testers, the guys from Cupertino have made the third OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 beta available for developers. The release comes nearly one week after the release of the second OS X 10.10.5 beta and about a month after the debut of the very first testing version.


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Thursday, August 6th, 2015. 10:36

Hackers Release Taig 1.0.1 with Fixes for OS X 10.9 Mavericks



As you already know, Chinese hackers have recently released the long-anticipated Mac version of their Taig tool for untethered jailbreak. Although the version 1.0.0 is quite stable, some OS X Mavericks 10.9 users report that during the process of jailbreak, the utility freezes and they see a blank screen. That is why Taig team has recently released an update that fixes this problem. The update is available at link, you can download it right now. Except for the fix for the blank screen issue on OS X 10.9, Taig v.1.0.1 contains no other improvements of fixes.


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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015. 18:18

Apple Releases OS X 10.11 El Capitan Public Beta 4



Following the release of OS X El Capitan Beta 6 to developers for testing, the guys from Cupertino have recently seeded the fourth beta of OS X 10.11 to public beta testers. To be honest, this beta beta contains nothing new but bug fixes as well as stability, security and performance enhancements aimed at making Macs running this version of Apple’s desktop operating system more efficient.


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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015. 16:36

Apple Releases OS X El Capitan Beta 6 to Developers



Apple has recently seeded the sixth beta of OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developers for testing. The release took place just a week after the release of the previous beta and about two months after the official announcement of El Capitan at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.


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Tuesday, August 4th, 2015. 11:12

Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, so I think it’s a good idea to take a look at the most interesting articles of the past seven days. Let’s not waste time.


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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015. 14:34

Apple Seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Beta 2 to Developers



Apart from seeding the second beta of iOS 8.4.1 to developers for testing, the guys from Cupertino have also made OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 available for registered developers. I’d like to point out that this versions in only a minor update that contains a number of bug fixes, performance improvements and stability enhancements. You won’t see any design changes or new features added to OS X 10.10.5.


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Friday, July 31st, 2015. 14:48

Apple Releases iOS 8.4.1 Beta 2 to Developers



Apple has recently seeded the second beta of iOS 8.4.1 to developers for testing. The release comes two weeks after the release of the very first version of iOS 8.4.1 and about a month after the debut of iOS 8.4 that contained s completely revamped Music app supporting Apple Music.


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Friday, July 31st, 2015. 13:46

Apple Releases Third OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta to Public Testers



As you probably know, Apple on Monday seeded the fifth beta of OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developers for testing. Following this release, the guys from Cupertino have made the third pre-release version of their newest desktop operating system available for the members of public beta testing program. Just like El Capitan Beta 5 for developers, this one can boast of a number of stability, performance and security improvements as well as some minor changes for Safari and Spotlight.


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Thursday, July 30th, 2015. 10:52

Apple Seeds OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta 5 to Developers and Public Testers



Apple has recently seeded the fifth pre-release build of OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developers for testing. The fourth beta was released only a week ago and the very first El Capitan version was officially announced in June at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. As you probably know, this version of Apple’s desktop operating system can boast of a wide number of under-the-hood improvements, but lacks new features or noticeable design tweaks.


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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015. 11:30

Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, which means it is high time I told you about the most interesting posts of the past seven days. Let’s not waste time and take a look at the articles worth your attention right now.


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Written by Andrey

Sunday, July 26th, 2015. 20:25

Apple Seeds Fourth OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta to Developers



Apart from seeding iOS 9 Beta 4 to testers, the guys from Cupertino have recently made the fourth pre-release build of OS X 10.11 El Capitan available for registered members of the program for developers. The release took place two weeks after the debut of the previous El Capitan beta, which contained a number of under-the-hood enhancements.


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Written by Andrey

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015. 14:28