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It's The Latest Among a Number of High-Profile Technology and Internet Firms
Feb 26, 2013Microsoft has confirmed that it's the latest among a number of high-profile technology and internet firms to have been hit by a cyber attack. A blog posted on Friday by Microsoft security manager Matt Thomlinson revealed: Java is a ...
Tags: Microsoft, cyber attack, cyber security
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Laptops Belonging to Its Employees Were Recently Infected by Malware
Feb 19, 2013Facebook has admitted that laptops belonging to its employees were recently infected by malware, blaming a zero-day Java exploit for the incident. Users of the social network will be concerned that their private data may have been ...
Tags: Facebook, malware, zero-day Java exploit
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Oracle's Head of Java Security Has Assured Users of The Software
Jan 29, 2013Oracle's head of Java security, Milton Smith, has assured users of the software that the vendor will fix its security issues and improve communication efforts. In a conference call with Java User Group leaders, Smith outlined the ...
Tags: Oracle, Java security, software
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Trend Micro Has Spotted a Piece of Malicious Software
Jan 23, 2013Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers. Oracle released two emergency patches on Sunday for its Java programming language and ...
Tags: Trend Micro, malicious software, Java
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Oracle Released out-of-Cycle Security Update to Patch Newly Identified Vulnerabilities
Dec 25, 2012Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited, after the security community urged the company not to wait. The move comes hot on the heels of news ...
Tags: Oracle, Metasploit tool, Blackhole exploit kit, Java vulnerabilities
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Oracle Can Use to Remotely Seize Control of Systems Running The Program
Nov 28, 2012A vulnerability in Oracle's Java software that attackers can use to remotely seize control of systems running the program is being sold for"five digits". The security hole is being sold by an established member of an ...
Tags: Oracle, Java zero-day exploit, MidiDevice, sold for'five digits'
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Oracle Had Launched a New Infrastructure-as-a-Service Offering
Nov 1, 2012Oracle has launched a new Infrastructure-as-a-Service(IaaS)offering,a new private cloud product,an updated database and a new iteration of its Exadata server at Oracle World in San Francisco today. Further reading Case Study:Twitter's ...
Tags: Oracle, Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering, Exadata server
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Oracle Has Presented a Serious Risk to Users of All Java-Equipped Internet Browsers
Aug 31, 2012Oracle has finally acknowledged and acted on a zero-day Java exploit that has presented a serious risk to users of all Java-equipped internet browsers for the past week. Recognising "three distinct but related vulnerabilities and one ...
Tags: Oracle, Eric Maurice, Java exploit, high severity
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Further Java Exploits Are Coming to Light
Aug 29, 2012Details of further Java exploits are coming to light,while Oracle has still yet to release a fix for its customers. Since Computing reported on Michael Schierl's research into the Java 7 exploit,Immunity Products'Esteban Guillardoy has ...
Tags: Oracle, Java exploit, security bug, patch