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Intego studio has released the latest version of an antivirus for computers with Apple's trademark. VirusBarrier X6 is designed to protect Macs not only against viruses but also against harmful software and network based attacks.

Since the release of Snow Leopard in September 2009, no security software updates have been released by Apple. According to analysts, despite the negligible quantities of dangerous programs, Macs are increasingly exposed to cyber attacks. The solution may be, for example, the new X6 VirusBarrier.

The 21-year-old GSM encryption algorithm has been broken by a 28-year-old hacker. German engineer, Karsten Nohl, (an expert on encryption) announced that the GSM algorithm (A5/1) has been broken by him. This means that he was able to decrypt the secret code that protects the privacy of the vast majority of all mobile calls. It is estimated that this encryption method is used by 80% of all subscribers.

Yesterday, we reported that passwords to thousands of email accounts in Windows Live Hotmail were published on the Internet. However, as the BBC News reports, the next list of passwords to mailboxes has been published on the Intrenet. This time, the list contains passwords to email accounts at such services as Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Comcast or Earthlink.