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blogs.zdnet.com - 3/19/2009

Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds

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[ UPDATE: IE 8 and Safari also fall ] VANCOUVER, BC — Charlie Miller has done it again. For the second consecutive year, the security researcher hacked into a fully patched MacBook computer by exploiting a security vulnerability in Apple’s Safari browser. “It took a couple of ...

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blogs.zdnet.com - 3/19/2009

Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari

— blogs.zdnet.com — VANCOUVER, BC — It took a while longer but Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 did not survive the... hacker onslaught at this year’s CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest. [ ALSO SEE: Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds ] A security ... (more) Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari

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db.tidbits.com - 3/20/2009

External Link: Safari Cracked in 10 Seconds in Contest

— db.tidbits.com — Charlie Miller has cut his time to PWN (take full control of an operating system via an... exploit) from two minutes to 10 seconds at the CanSecWest PWN2OWN contest. The researcher was sitting on an exploit he discovered last year which he pre-loaded onto a remote Web site. When a fully patched Mac ... (more) External Link: Safari Cracked in 10 Seconds in Contest

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technotalks.com - 3/12/2009

Apple Macbook Laptop Reviews - Macbook A1181

— technotalks.com — Apple has reengineered all its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops to include an all-aluminum unibody design in... them. But the $999 white MacBook 2GHz is a laptop that has been left out of this race. It is an all-around system that offers an excellent performance and oozes of style. (more) Apple Macbook Laptop Reviews - Macbook A1181

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Mac security researcher wins Pwn2Own contest
AppleInsider — ... compare similar code on each side (with Mac OS X inheriting the vulnerability counts in optional open source server programs, Java, and other components that are not considered on the Windows side), the real problem is active exploits. Mac OS X continues to have no real viruses, while Windows users continue to be plagued by viruses, adware, and other security problems. At the same time however, the tech media is promoting the CanSecWest event as a "security shootout," with at least one report noting that browsers on the Windows box were "still standing" after Miller ...

MacBook Hacked in Seconds in Pwn2Own Contest
The Mac Observer — ... into a MacBook last year. According to ZDNet , Mr. Miller was able to breach the Mac's security with a remote attack that only required the MacBook user to click a specific link in the Safari Web browser. "It took couple of seconds," Mr. Miller said. Mr. Miller's exploit last year took advantage of a security flaw in the Safari Web browser, too. Another hacker going by the name "Nils" also executed a successful ...

5Words for March 19th, 2009
Technologizer — ... Like news? You’ll LOVE this! Gizmodo tests WiMax, likes it. Cisco flips for the Flip. Hacker compromises Mac in seconds. New features in Silverlight 3. Sirius founder: Sirius is doomed. New iPhone clues in beta? Steve Ballmer’s still courting Yahoo. Random rumor: OLED Macs, iPhones. Dell’s Adamo notebook on sale. iPhone tethering seems to work. Sprint roadmap: Pre, other phones. Mobile Firefox ...

Safari successfully exploited in seconds in Pwn2Own contest
Infinite Loop — ... Putting his money where his mouth is, so to speak, security reseacher Charlie Miller exploited Safari in mere seconds to take control of a test MacBook in the Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest security conference. In fact, he did so with a default configuration and all security updates applied. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla's Firefox 3 were also successfully exploited later in the afternoon. ...

There's a hole in Safari, dear Liza
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... and Safari falls... in a short time. Well, to be fair, Safari fell after 24 hours and "... a couple of seconds" give or take a few. On day two of the event the "attack surface" widens -- that is, hackers are given more ways to hijack the machine. In this case, it wound up being a hole in Safari. As the barrier was lowered, an email was sent to the judges, who clicked on it, and that link took them to a special page that exploited the vulnerability. The exploit was discovered by Dino Dai Zovi who, "wrote the exploit overnight in about 9 hours" as ...