If your computer is running Java and you have not updated to the latest version, you may be asking for trouble: A powerful exploit that takes advantage of a newly-disclosed security hole in Java ...

A security researcher finds that seven exploit kits have added an attack for a previously unreported flaw in the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment.

Already the hacker's tool of choice, BlackHole exploitation rates have soared from a success rate of one in 10 to just one in four, due to the inclusion of a recent Java zero day.

A well-known hacking tool aimed at Java vulnerabilities appears to have gotten an upgrade designed to exploit a newly-patched security flaw addressed in the Java SE 6 Update 33 and Java SE 7 Update 5.

Another previously unpublicized flaw in Java threatens the security of millions of PCs that may still have the application running on it.

Attackers using the Black Hole exploit kit are targeting the Java CVE-2012-1723 vulnerability.

A new zero-day exploit in multiple versions of Java puts roughly 1 billion users at risk to attackers and malicious code.

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 ...

Java users beware: Exploit circulating for just-patched critical flaw If you haven't installed last week's Java update, now would be a good time.

Cybercriminals were quick to integrate a newly released exploit for a Java vulnerability patched in June into a tool used to launch mass attacks against users, an independent malware researcher ...

The new exploit affects the latest versions of Java 7 and Java 6, FireEye researchers warn A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by ...

Java is such a ubiquitous system that it's almost impossible to be active online and avoid it. It's a shame, then, that it's also one of the most easily exploitable applications on the Web. If you ...