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Apple, Google develop fixes for new bug in mobile devices, Macs

Published Wed, Mar 4, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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APPLE Inc and Google Inc said on Tuesday that they have developed fixes to mitigate the newly uncovered "Freak" security flaw affecting mobile devices and Mac computers.

The vulnerability in web encryption technology could enable attackers to spy on communications of users of Apple's Safari browser and Google Inc's Android browser, according to researchers who uncovered the flaw.

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