Oracle releases Java 8
Oracle has released Java Standard Edition (SE) 8, Java Development Kit (JDK) 8, and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8. The new releases work on Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows …
Account-hijacking Trojan spreads via Facebook messages
Private messages delivering what seems to be an image are spreading like wildfire on Facebook, as the file in question triggers the download of a Trojan that compromises the …
Windows, IE, Java are most vulnerable
When compared with the numbers from the previous year, 2013 has seen an increase in reported security vulnerabilities and, what’s more, the number of critical …
Java-based malware hits Windows, Mac and Linux
Kaspersky Lab researchers have recently analysed a piece of malware that works well on all three of the most popular computer operating systems – the only thing that it …
Hasbro’s website compromised, serves malware
The official website of well-known toy maker Hasbro has been compromised and found serving malware to unsuspecting visitors on a number of occasions during the last few weeks. …
Explosive growth of advanced attacks and malicious traffic
The Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report, released today, reveals that threats designed to take advantage of users’ trust in systems, applications and personal networks …
RAT-wielding attacker compromises poker player’s laptop
The laptop of a high-profile Finnish poker player has been found to contain spying malware after the device was stolen from and then returned to his room in a 5-star hotel in …
Firefox 26 blocks Java plugins by default
Mozilla released Firefox 26 which includes five critical, three high, three moderate, and three low security updates. All Java plug-ins are defaulted to ‘click to …
Browser hygiene tips for making online shopping safer
The fuller schedules and longer to-do lists of the holiday season often mean multi-tasking and stress. And busy, distracted people doing their holiday shopping online may be …
Java exploits jump, Android malware emerges outside app stores
A continued rise in exploit-based attacks, particularly against Java, and an increasing sophistication in mobile threats characterized the first half of 2013, which saw its …
A short overview of Android banking malware
As more and more people use their mobile phones to do their online banking, money transfers, and so on, cyber crooks wielding banking malware are increasingly turning to …
Java finally gets a whitelisting feature
The latest Java Development Kit update (JDK 7u40) includes a number of bug fixes, new security features and changes, and among them is one that has been long overdue: a …