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Apple To Patch Safari Before Pwn2Own Hacking Contest

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It’s about that time of year again: the annual Pwn2Own computer hacking conference is kicking off next week. Since compromising browsers is a big part of the event, the big browser makers, including Google and Mozilla, have already issues security patches, trying to close up vulnerabilities before the hacking frenzy.

Now it appears that Apple is preparing to follow suit. According to French security firm Vupen, Apple will be issuing a patch to close up Safari’s vulnerabilities after a similar patch was issued on Wednesday for iTunes, closing up fifty exploits in WebKit.

Pwn2Own starts on March 9th and goes through March 11th. At the event, security researchers and hackers will compete for $65,000 in prize money as they try to take down the most current versions of all the major browsers, including Safari 5, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox.

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