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APPLE ON TUESDAY said it suffered a cyber attack similar to the one recently carried out against Facebook, but that it repelled the invaders before its data was plundered.
The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers said it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series of recent cyber attacks on US technology firms.
“The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers,” Apple said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.
The malicious software, or malware, took advantage of a vulnerability in a Java program used as a “plug-in” for Web-browsing programs.
A “small number” of computer systems at Apple were infected but they were isolated from the main network, according the Silicon Valley-based company.
“There is no evidence that any data left Apple,” Apple said.
Apple released a Macintosh computer operating system update that disables Java software that hasn’t been used for 35 days or longer, as well as a tool for finding and removing the malware.
Word of hackers hitting Apple came just days after leading social network Facebook said it was “targeted in a sophisticated attack” last month, but that it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
Facebook said Friday that the malware came from an infected website of a mobile developer. “We remediated all infected machines, informed law enforcement, and began a significant investigation that continues to this day,” it said.
It was unclear whether it was the same website blamed for the attack on Apple.
Using a previously unseen tactic, the attackers took advantage of a flaw in Java software made by Oracle, which was alerted to the situation and released a patch on February 1, according to Facebook.
The hackers appeared to be targeting developers and technology firms based on the website they chose to booby-trap with malicious code.
“Facebook was not alone in this attack,” the Northern California-based company said.
“It is clear that others were attacked and infiltrated recently as well.”
Early this month Twitter said it was hammered by a cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen.
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More deer to see on my cycle home. Very welcome indeed. Love cycling the phoenix park into work. Best thing left in Dublin.
The Kerry deer will be at war with the Dublin deer during the football championship… :)
Definitely some turf wars here?…
Can’t see it happen. Kerry deer don’t travel.
Will the Kerry red deer go home at the weekend with there washing?
Sure some idiot will poison them and accuse them of endangering local livestock
Things like that happen in the country. Liberal Dublin in more welcoming.
Not to mention Deer ticks and the risk of Lyme disease
More ‘tick’ culchies coming….
FENTOONNN
I saw an Old Dear from Chapelizod walking her dog there yesterday. .. ;)
Jaysus…more rednecks moving up to Dublin.
Oh dear !!! (Sorry couldn’t help it,kinda like dougal and the big red button)
Red deer are wild animals there is no way they are suitable for the phoenix park. Its laughable.
The deer in the park today are wild animals.
They are not Red deer, which are much much bigger and alot more violent during rutting seasons. Its not going to happen.
Sure the craic’ll be tarra when they’re randy.
You don’t have to go rutting with them Shay.
Tasty
Ridiculous attempt at a dramatic headline. There’s been no assertion that red deer could be introduced to the park. Minister was asked would he do it, he said he didn’t know if was possible so he’d refer the question to officials.
You’d swear there was a task force working on the issue or trying to figure it all out. A by and by question asked and by and by answer provided.
Better not tell PETA, or they might crash into some Deer and then try and sue the government.
Sounds ridiculous, right?
Then again, 2 of their members tried that back in 2002 .
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/mar/10/20020310-040938-2026r/
At least it might make drivers stick to the speed limit, hit a fallow deer and it costs a few hundred to repair hit a red deer and it’s a write off, don’t think it would happen, they are more wild than tame. Would be nice for tourism if they don’t leave Dublini to see the real Ireland.
Do they cull the red deer in Kerry ?
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