A Java vulnerability that hasn’t yet been patched by Apple is being exploited by cybercriminals to infect Mac computers with a new variant of the Flashback malware, according to security researchers ...

Optimism and praise followed last week’s Java critical patch update. Oracle not only patched 42 vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, but also added new code-signing restrictions and new ...

Anyone still using a Java plug-in in their Web browser, beware: Another major, new--and as yet unpatched--vulnerability has been spotted in Java. Unfortunately, unlike a number of the other, recently ...

A recently discovered Java vulnerability that’s been circulating throughout the hacking underground has begun to show up alongside the BlackHole exploit kit, according to a post on Brian Krebs’ ...

Mac OS X contains a serious security vulnerability in its implementation of Java, according to several security experts. The vulnerability remains in the software even after Sun had disclosed and ...

Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software’s security ...

An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers. An independent ...

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Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java — Java 7 Update 6 — in order to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security ...

Apple has finally issued a patch for a critical Java vulnerability in Mac OS X that made headlines last month. The update comes as part of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4, a 158MB download from both ...

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