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.

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 ...

Less than 24 hours after Oracle patched a dangerous security hole in its Java software that was being used to seize control over Windows PCs, miscreants in the Underweb were already selling an exploit ...

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’ ...

A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by attackers to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. “We ...

No sooner had Oracle patched a widely reported critical flaw in its cross-platform software environment than another Java zero-day exploit — one against which there's no defense — reared its ugly head ...

With the recent zero-day exploit for Java, we're beating the "update Java now" drum and playing the "disable Java altogether" fife in the SecurityWatch parade. If that wasn't enough, recent news that ...