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Apple claims fix to Time Machine security bug
Apple claims to have fixed the issue where applications could run automatically out of a Time Machine backup. Look for CVE-2008-0038 in Apple’s About the security content of Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Security Update 2008-001 . Thanks to Apple … Continue reading
Time Machine failure details
Here’s what it looks like: Latest backup failed, I see. So what’s the latest backup that actually worked? You can’t tell here. And what failed? You can’t tell that, either. “Click that red icon!” you might think. Here’s what that … Continue reading
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is ignoring two Mac data loss issues. One is an old bug (that really should be fixed). The other is an apparent abundance of failing hard drives: Meanwhile, U.K.-based data-recovery firm Retrodata is warning Apple … Continue reading
Mac OS X runs deleted applications
I filed this as radar #5574036, but it seems significant to share: Imagine that you trash an application because of a security flaw. Say, it handles the URL type foofoo, and is proven to be a security risk. But the … Continue reading