Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Oracle Corp to fix Java security flaw "shortly"
Source: Chicago Tribune
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp said it is preparing an update to address a flaw in its widely used Java software after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable the program in web browsers because criminal hackers are exploiting a security bug to attack PCs.
"A fix will be available shortly," the company said in a statement released late on Friday.
Company officials could not be reached on Saturday to say how quickly the update would be available for the hundreds of millions of PCs that have Java installed.
The Department of Homeland Security and computer security experts said on Thursday that hackers figured out how to exploit the bug in a version of Java used with Internet browsers to install malicious software on PCs. That has enabled them to commit crimes from identity theft to making an infected computer part of an ad-hoc computer network that can be used to attack websites.
"A fix will be available shortly," the company said in a statement released late on Friday.
Company officials could not be reached on Saturday to say how quickly the update would be available for the hundreds of millions of PCs that have Java installed.
The Department of Homeland Security and computer security experts said on Thursday that hackers figured out how to exploit the bug in a version of Java used with Internet browsers to install malicious software on PCs. That has enabled them to commit crimes from identity theft to making an infected computer part of an ad-hoc computer network that can be used to attack websites.
Read more: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-12/business/sns-rt-us-usa-java-securitybre90b0ex-20130112_1_java-software-java-browser-plug-ins-computer-security-experts
It's going to be interesting to eventually find out where the real risk was coming from, to warrant a Government warning.
23 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
bought the first in 2004...then Apple changed to the Intel chips in 2005 and eventually I could no longer download the newest browsers. I began having minor problems in 2011 and by the autumn of 2012 it was a real pain in the neck so I bought a new one. I must admit to loving my Macs...For computer dummies like myself it is a 'no brains required' system. Of course, less than 3 months after I bought my new one, Apple updated their iMacs...raised the base price $100. but included things that previously were $500. worth of upgrades. This is now the second time I've been off in my timing with Apple. 
