According to The Associated Press, General Motors said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles worldwide to address a problem with a heated windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire, its second recall over the issue in two years. The recall affects several pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossovers and passenger car models from the 2006 to 2009 model years. (See item 14)
In its largest patch push so far this year, Microsoft June 8 released 10 security updates to fix at least 34 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and software designed to run on top of it, reports Krebs on Security. Separately, Apple has shipped another version of Safari for both Mac and Windows PCs that plugs some four dozen security holes in the Web browser. (See item 60)
