{"id":5381,"date":"2014-04-23T14:50:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2014-04-23T14:50:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T18:50:42","slug":"apple-releases-heartbleed-patch-for-airport-extreme-and-time-capsule-wi-fi-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/04\/23\/apple-releases-heartbleed-patch-for-airport-extreme-and-time-capsule-wi-fi-routers\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases Heartbleed patch for AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Wi-Fi routers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/56499-apple-releases-heartbleed-patch-for-airport-extreme-and-time-capsule-wi-fi-routers.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/store.jpg\" alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple has largely remained unaffected by the Heartbleed bug. Earlier, the Cupertino-based company claimed that iOS, OSX, and other &#8220;key&#8221; web services were never vulnerable, but now it looks like some of its products aren&#8217;t completely immune. Yesterday they released patches for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Wi-Fi routers to fix a Heartbleed-related vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firmware update 7.7.3 is recommended for all AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations with 802.11ac. It provides security improvements related to SSL\/TLS&#8221;, reads the release note posted to Apple&#8217;s support page.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability surfaces when you are either using Back to My Mac remote access or sending diagnostics. Although the flaw doesn&#8217;t let cyber criminals access your credentials, they could launch man-in-middle attacks to access login pages on not only the router but on your computer as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using an older version of AirPort there&#8217;s nothing to worry about, but for those who are using the latest networking devices from Apple, it is highly recommended that they patch them up as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The Heartbleed bug reportedly affected almost two-thirds of the internet, including Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and more. Canada&#8217;s tax agency and UK parenting site Mumsnet were the first confirmed victims of the bug.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/56499-apple-releases-heartbleed-patch-for-airport-extreme-and-time-capsule-wi-fi-routers.html\" target=\"_blank\">Apple releases Heartbleed patch for AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Wi-Fi routers &#8211; TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has largely remained unaffected by the Heartbleed bug. 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