[BTW: if you use Java, you should go to www.java.comhttp://www.java.com and update your current installation. A new version was released again today.]

...from: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/19/apple-cyber-security-breach/

Reuters: Apple employee computers hacked, no evidence of stolen data

By Michael Gormanhttp://www.engadget.com/about/editors/michael-gorman/ posted Feb 19th, 2013 at 1:33 PM341 http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/19/apple-cyber-security-breach/#comments

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Last week, Facebook was the target of of a sophisticated hacking attack and now reports have surfaced that Apple's been victimized by a similar scheme. Reuters is reporting that a number of Apple's employees' Macs were infiltrated by a hacking scheme, but "there was no evidence that any data left Apple." To address the cyber security flaw found by the digital ne're-do-wells, Apple has promised a software patch will be released later today [Psst... it's availablehttp://appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/19/apple-pushes-out-java-update-to-patch-security-hole now.]. So, it appears the folks in Cupertino have things under control, and we've reached out to the company to confirm that's the case. We'll update things here when we hear back.

Update: Apple has provided us with the following statement regarding the matter.

"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. 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.

Since OS X Lion, Macs have shipped without Java installed and as a added security measure OS X automatically disables Java if it has been unused for 35 days. 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."

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