{"id":70886,"date":"2013-02-19T22:25:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=70886"},"modified":"2013-02-20T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T08:19:14","slug":"apple-hit-by-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/70886-apple-hit-by-hackers.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple hit by hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> on Tuesday said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the California company’s system but evidently failed to steal any data.<\/p>\n

The maker of iPhones<\/a>, iPads<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network.”<\/p>\n

The malicious software, or malware, took advantage of vulnerability in a Java prorgram used as a “plug-in” for Web browsing programs.<\/p>\n

A “small number” of computer systems at Apple were infected but they were isolated from the main network, according the Silicon Valley based company.<\/p>\n

“There is no evidence that any data left Apple,” Apple said. “We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware.”<\/p>\n

Apple took the added steps of releasing a Macintosh computer operating system update that disables Java<\/a> software that hasn’t been used for 35 days or longer and a tool for finding and removing the malware.<\/p>\n

More hacking news<\/h3>\n

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Cyber-security battle looms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hackers issue zombie apocalypse warnings over emergency systems<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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