Malicious computer code that leverages a newly-patched security flaw in Oracle’s Java software is set to be deployed later this week to cybercriminal operations powered by the BlackHole exploit pack.

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’ ...

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For Oracle, it’s deja vu all over again. Just days after it released a patch for a serious security flaw discovered last week in its Java programming language, the software is making headlines again ...

While there are no known attempts to use a newly discovered vulnerability to target Mac users, the exploit has been successfully triggered in both Safari and Firefox on Macs running Mountain Lion.

We're here again, with another exploit to watch out - this time with security researcher Adam Gowdiak discovering a new zero-day vulnerability in Java. This new bug is said to be in ...

A new zero-day exploit in multiple versions of Java puts roughly 1 billion users at risk to attackers and malicious code. The flaw was discovered by researchers at Poland's Security Explorations, a ...

The infamous exploit packs Blackhole and Nuclear Pack now feature a new zero-day Java exploit that exploits the Java vulnerability CVE-2013-0422. The latest version of Java 7 Update 10 is affected.

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 ...

There has been a rapid expansion in the amount of malware that attempts to exploit Java code, according to Microsoft. In the second quarter of 2010, Microsoft Malware Protection Center had detected ...

Just in time for the new year, there's a new Java zero-day exploit out in the wild. It's already being used by criminals to attack your Web browser, and the only defense is to disable Java for ...