New exploit kit concentrates on Java flaws
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Oracle releases emergency patch to fix exploited Java flaw
Oracle has released an out-of-band Java patch to fix the CVE-2013-1493 vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks in the wild. The security alert accompanying …
Dangerous beans: Oracle deep in the storm
Last week security researchers from FireEye discovered a new Java exploit that works against the latest versions of Java (version 6 update 41 and version 7 updated 15) making …
Blackhole outfitted with exploit for recently patched Java flaw
The exploit for the recently patched CVE-2013-0431 Java vulnerability has been added to the Blackhole exploit kit, Trend Micro researchers report. The fact was discovered …
New Java 0-day exploited in ongoing attacks
FireEye has detected yet another Java zero-day vulnerability being exploited in attacks in the wild. Affected updates are Java v1.6 Update 41 and Java v1.7 Update 15 (released …
Microsoft also victim of recent watering hole attack
Microsoft has followed in the steps of Twitter, Facebook and Apple, and has confirmed on Friday that it has recently experienced a security intrusion. “During our …
Oracle, Apple release critical updates for Java
Oracle has released on Tuesday a new Java SE Critical Patch Update. “This Critical Patch Update includes all fixes provided in the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update …
Facebook employees ambushed by zero-day exploit
Facebook is the latest big company to admit that they have been targeted with a “sophisticated” attack. The attack was triggered when a small number of Facebook …
Oracle rushes out emergency Java patch
If you’re still among the users who haven’t disabled Java in their browsers or on their computer, be advised that Oracle has released a critical patch update for …
Twitter confirms hack compromised 250,000 user accounts
Twitter has reset the passwords and revoked session tokens of some 250,000 Twitter users following a successful breach of a database containing user data. The compromise has …
Firefox will block by default nearly all plugins
Following the recent debacle of the critical Java 0-day that was being actively exploited in the wild, in an attempt to minimize its users’ attack surface Mozilla has …
Watering hole campaign targeting “Reporters without Borders” visitors
Watering hole attacks continue unabated and, according to Avast’s Director of Threat Intelligence Jindrich Kubec, the finger could be safely pointed to China once again. …
