Reuters says Apple was targeted by the same crew that recently hit Facebook, and managed to infect a "small number" of the company's computers. Read More >>
Java isn't good for your for your computer's health right now. It can mess it up pretty bad. Bad enough that the US Department of Homeland Security is warning its citizens to turn it off. OK, but how do you do that? Fortunately, it's not that hard. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"We aim to publish about 40 posts a day here on the UK site -- bear in mind we do about 15 UK-original articles each day. With the US site publishing o..." More »
In an attempt to distance itself still further from Java, Apple released a Mac update Wednesday which removes Java plugins from any web browser running on OS X. Read More >>
Every currently supported version of Java is vulnerable to a new exploit, according to Adam Gowdiak, a security expert who is known for finding Java exploits. That could include up to a billion computers, according to Oracle's instillation statistics. Read More >>
Just days after Oracle took the unusual step of releasing an unscheduled patch to fix the huge security flaw found in the most recent update of its Java platform, more ways to exploit the code have been found within the widely used tool. Read More >>
The recently discovered potentially apocalyptic Java exploit has been spreading, with the hack now part of a commonplace malware bundle that's doing the rounds on the hacking scene. Read More >>
Featured comment by mannu4u4u:
"An update has been released by Oracle Tomorrow
http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2012/08/oracle-has-released-patch-for-its-java.html" More »
A rather huge exploit has been used to attack users of Java, which has been found to operate within browsers on PCs, OS X and even the more robust Ubuntu. Everything that runs Java is now vulnerable. Read More >>
After the jury returned a partial verdict in the copyright phase of the Google-Oracle trial -- unable to decide whether Google's recreation of the Java platform constituted "fair use" of Oracle's copyright -- the trial has now entered the patent phase, where the same jury will seek to decide whether Google infringed on Oracle's patents. Read More >>
Featured comment by g3f:
"It is all just going through the motions now, the copyright issue was the big one, and that is still very much undecided. Its not even so much the 'fa..." More »
The verdict is in for the Oracle vs. Google trial on whether Java was used improperly in the development of Android. The answer? Yes, sort of. Read More >>
Featured comment by g3f:
"From Groklaw (http://www.groklaw.net/):
Google won everything but the one issue that the judge has to decide anyway, the API SSO issue. The jury fo..." More »
Yet another OS X Trojan has been spotted stalking the wilds of the internet. It targets Java again, but this time comes in via good old Microsoft Office. Is the presumed natural immunity to malware Macs have enjoyed for decades coming to an end? Read More >>
Featured comment by TrustyDuckling:
"It would be handy if somebody could answer a question - would gatekeeper actually stop this?
The trojan is taking advantage of an exploit in Micros..." More »
Like we weren't excited about the Galaxy Nexus enough already. The crew at AnandTech has been busily benchmarking Android's new flagship against Apple's top performer. The results? The Galaxy Nexus is the new king of the hill in some key areas. Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"Currently on iPhone 4, I'm due an upgrade next month.
Was hesitating between either the S2 or the Nexus, but looking at these benchmarks I think I'l..." More »
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