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Unpatched Java Vulnerability Exploited in Blackhole-based Attacks
PCWorld
Attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability in the latest versions of Java
7 have become widespread after an exploit for the new flaw was integrated
into the popular Blackhole attack toolkit, according to security
researchers from antivirus vendor ...
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Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited in Blackhole-based attacks
ITworld.com
August 28, 2012, 7:31 PM — Attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability
in the latest versions of Java 7 have become widespread after an exploit
for the new flaw was integrated into the popular Blackhole attack toolkit,
according to security ...
<http://www.itworld.com/security/292054/unpatched-java-vulnerability-exploited-blackhole-based-attacks>
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Newly-Discovered Java 7 Security Vulnerability Poses Risks to Macs
Mac Rumors
News of the vulnerability (CVE-2012-4681) surfaced late last week in a
somewhat sparse blog post by FireEye, which said the exploit seemed to work
against the latest version of Java 7, which is version 1.7, Update 6. This
morning, researchers Andre' M.
<http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/28/newly-discovered-java-7-security-vulnerability-poses-risks-to-macs/>
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Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks, researchers say
CSO
August 27, 2012 — IDG News Service — Attackers are exploiting a new and
unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java -- Java 7
Update 6 -- in order to infect computers with malware, according to
researchers from security vendor ...
<http://www.csoonline.com/article/714933/unpatched-java-vulnerability-exploited-in-targeted-attacks-researchers-say>
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Six Ways to Protect Against the New Actively Exploited Java Vulnerability
CIO
"Click to play" blocks the automatic exploitation of this vulnerability,
but does not prevent users from manually allowing malicious applets to
execute when prompted to take a decision about them. Therefore, the task of
assessing the risk ultimately ...
<http://www.cio.com/article/714970/Six_Ways_to_Protect_Against_the_New_Actively_Exploited_Java_Vulnerability>
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...Forum moves against online vulnerability
The Guardian Nigeria
People do not understand vulnerabilities, specific threats and reporting is
also a problem. To check this menace, some stakeholders are convening
National Information Security Conference to design strategies to ensure
greater cyber security. The forum ...
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Hotel Keycard Lock Hacker Questions Firmware Fix
InformationWeek
"This isn't something complex; the vulnerability itself is very, very
simple," Brocious said in an interview at Black Hat. "The only thing
preventing people from finding this ... was that [Onity] used simple
obfuscation. And it's very possible that ...
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Java Zero-Day Attack Could Hit Enterprises Hard
InformationWeek
The exploited vulnerability exists in all versions of Java 7, and can be
used to exploit not just Windows, but also Apple OS X and Linux systems. "I
have tested the following operating systems: Windows7, Ubuntu 12.04, OSX
10.8.1 [and] I have tested the ...
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Indusface Crosses 500 Customers Milestone
Moneylife
Enterprises require a combination of daily automated scanning for technical
vulnerabilities and manual scanning for logical vulnerabilities to ensure
total protection for all their applications online. According to Gartner,
"Automation is not always ...
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Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks
Consumer Tech
... to researchers from security vendor FireEye. So far, the vulnerability
has been exploited in limited targeted attacks, FireEye's senior staff
scientist Atif Mushtaq said in a blog post. "Most of the recent Java
run-time environments i.e., JRE 1.7x ...
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