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Forums: who's to blame, Safari or Java?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:53:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1206/FR4.jpg ' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MacNN forums, "cgc" was trying to figure out why they were having problems with certain websites after updating Safari and Java. Also yesterday, Professional Poster "badidea...]]>

Apple adds site-specific controls to Java, updates Safari

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:45:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/java.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Java and its web browser Safari for users of OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and higher. The updates now allow user...]]>

Briefly: older Java blocked, Draftcode for iPad, iSkin slims

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:45:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362639029_Briefly-PHP-slimcase.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />in-use vulnerabilities that are actively affecting user systems, Apple has taken the step of blocking the web plug-ins for all older versions of Java 6 and...]]>

Oracle, Apple update Java to fix newly-discovered exploits

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:51:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1208/Oracle-Java-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Update 17. The patch is being released early, Oracle says, to cope with a security hole that is being "actively exploited by attackers to maliciously install the McRat executable onto unsuspecting users' machines." The vulne...]]>

Researchers discover new, in-use vulnerability in Java

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:06:00 GMT

Oracle updates Java again to close serious security flaws

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:26:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1208/Oracle-Java-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />once again released an updated version of Java SE 7 in order to combat serious vulnerabilities that have resulted in malware attacks on both Macs and Windows PCs. The new version, an attack by Chinese hackers. The patch is available in two versions, for Lion/Mountain Lion and

Briefly: iPad mini ship times, OS X bug, Java 10.6 update

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:33:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359956714_Apple-Java-OSX-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iPad mini ship times, Apple has dropped the wait again -- indicating that availability is improving. While still not achieving what CEO Tim Cook calls "supply/demand balance" (which generally translates into a shipping status of "in stoc...]]>

Oracle issues Java 7 Update 13 early to fix vulnerabilities

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:06:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1208/Oracle-Java-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Java 7 Update 13. In an announcement, Oracle explains that the update was originally slated to go live February 19th, but that it was pushed out early because of "active exploitation in the wild of one of the vulnerabilities affecting the Java Runtime Env...]]>

Stealth OS X update once again blocks use of Java

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1208/Oracle-Java-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />issued a silent update to OS X's anti-malware system which sets the minimum version of Java beyond the current Mac release, Jav...]]>