With a new attack that targets a security vulnerability in Oracle's Java spreading through the hacker underground and no available fix in sight, it may be time for users to deal with the plugin's bug ...

Oracle Corp. has shipped a new version of its Java software that nixes a feature in Java that hackers have been using to foist malicious software. Java 6 Update 20 was released sometime in the last 24 ...

Oracle engineers were briefed on critical vulnerabilities in the Java software framework more than four months before the flaws were exploited in malware attacks that take complete control of end-user ...

Both flaws affect the Java component in Web browsers. FireEye detected one the vulnerabilities last week and indicated that it was being used to spread a remote access Trojan onto victim's computers, ...

Oracle has been under pressure to address gaping security vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses in its Java Runtime Environment, which has become the most widely exploited software platform on ...

Researchers have found a shortcoming in key security protection recently introduced in the browser plugin for Oracle’s Java software framework, a flaw that makes it easier for attackers to sneak ...

Oracle today patched a critical Java vulnerability that is being exploited by hackers to install malicious software. The security update to Java SE 6 Update 20 patches a bug disclosed last Friday by ...

Hackers are using vulnerabilities in Oracle Java and Adobe Flash to carry out drive-by attacks on visitors to foreign policy, defence, and humanitarian websites, according to security volunteer ...

Oracle has released a new Java security update to address multiple vulnerabilities, including one exploited during a recently disclosed attack that can allow eavesdropping on encrypted communications.

I'd think there could be a whole lot of celebrating going on in Redmond today, the day after Oracle announced it is suing Google over alleged patent infringements involving Java in the Android mobile ...

Last night, Oracle filed suit against Google over its Android operating system, alleging that Google was infringing on seven Java patents with Android and its Dalvik virtual machine. Oracle acquired ...