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| Apple computers 'hacked' in breach | Apple computers 'hacked' in breach |
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| Apple has said its computers were attacked by the same hackers that targeted Facebook. | |
| The iPhone-maker said a small number of its machines were affected, but added there was "no evidence" of data theft. | The iPhone-maker said a small number of its machines were affected, but added there was "no evidence" of data theft. |
| Last week Facebook said it had traced a cyber attack back to China which had infiltrated employees' laptops. | Last week Facebook said it had traced a cyber attack back to China which had infiltrated employees' laptops. |
| Apple said it would release a software update to protect customers against the malicious software used in the attack. | Apple said it would release a software update to protect customers against the malicious software used in the attack. |
| In a statement, the Cupertino, California-based firm said: "Apple has identified malware which infected a limited number of Mac systems through a vulnerability in the Java plug-in for browsers. | In a statement, the Cupertino, California-based firm said: "Apple has identified malware which infected a limited number of Mac systems through a vulnerability in the Java plug-in for browsers. |
| "The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers. | "The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers. |
| "We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network. There is no evidence that any data left Apple. | "We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network. There is no evidence that any data left Apple. |
| "We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware." | "We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware." |
| Java vulnerabilities | Java vulnerabilities |
| News of the hack comes as a US-based cyber security firm claimed to have pinpointed a specific building in Shanghai that was being used to house one of the world's "most prolific cyber espionage groups". | News of the hack comes as a US-based cyber security firm claimed to have pinpointed a specific building in Shanghai that was being used to house one of the world's "most prolific cyber espionage groups". |
| Mandiant said Unit 61398, part of the country's People's Liberation Army, was believed to have "systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes of data" from at least 141 organisations around the world. | Mandiant said Unit 61398, part of the country's People's Liberation Army, was believed to have "systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes of data" from at least 141 organisations around the world. |
| China denied hacking and questioned the validity of Mandiant's report. | China denied hacking and questioned the validity of Mandiant's report. |
| Apple said it had taken measures to protect users from vulnerabilities in Java, a widely-used programming language that was found to have serious security flaws. | Apple said it had taken measures to protect users from vulnerabilities in Java, a widely-used programming language that was found to have serious security flaws. |
| "Since OS X Lion, Macs have shipped without Java installed, and as an added security measure OS X automatically disables Java if it has been unused for 35 days," the company said. | "Since OS X Lion, Macs have shipped without Java installed, and as an added security measure OS X automatically disables Java if it has been unused for 35 days," the company said. |
| "To protect Mac users that have installed Java, today we are releasing an updated Java malware removal tool that will check Mac systems and remove this malware if found." | "To protect Mac users that have installed Java, today we are releasing an updated Java malware removal tool that will check Mac systems and remove this malware if found." |