Apple rolls out security update for Mac usersFebruary 20, 2013 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Less than 24 hours after admitting some of its employees computers had been hacked, Apple has pushed out a security update to users of its Mac computers, according to BBC News. The patch fixes issues surrounding Java, a popular programming language that had a major security hole allowing malicious code to infect machines. Apple was among several companies targeted in recent weeks by hackers exploiting the Java weakness. Both Facebook and Twitter have made recent admissions of being hacked - with Twitter having to email thousands of users with instructions on how to reset their passwords. In statement, Apple made a rare admission of a breach. "We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network," the company said. "There is no evidence that any data left Apple. We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware." The iPhone-maker went on to say it would be releasing a security patch - which it has now done. Users will be automatically informed about the update. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |