A new Java 0-day vulnerability has been discovered, and is already being exploited in the wild. Currently, disabling the plugin is the only way to protect your computer. Update on December 11: ...

A new Java 0-day vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. If you use Java, you can either uninstall/disable the plugin to protect your computer or set your security settings to “High” and attempt ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals were quick to integrate a newly released exploit for a Java vulnerability patched in June into a tool used to launch mass attacks against users, an independent malware researcher warned ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Researchers announced on Monday that hackers are taking advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's Java 7, with the newly discovered flaw able to exploit any platform, including Apple's OS X.

Apple has apparently not addressed a relatively long-standing bug in Java that allows for arbitrary code execution as the current user, which can be dangerous if you are running as administrator. This ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Over the past few months, Java has earned itself the reputation of ‘vulnerable’ as the most of the recent Java updates are vulnerable to exploits in one or other ways. Earlier last week, another ...