Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability

Mar11

by Sindy Cator on March 11, 2015 at 7:46 am

Apple and Microsoft have released patches to fix the FREAK security vulnerability found last week in Mac OS X, iOS and Windows operating systems. Microsoft published a number of critical security bulletins yesterday addressing vulnerabilities in both consumer and server editions of Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, SharePoint Server and Exchange Server. These updates also patch up Stuxnet, a worm that was allegedly created by the US government to spy on Iran and was discovered on Windows PCs in 2010. Meanwhile, Ars Technica reports that Apple has released a security roll-up package that includes fixes for the SSL vulnerability in Safari on…