Java Hackers

[237SJ]

US government is telling people to disable their Java as there' a security flaw in it which makes it vulnerable to being hacked. Anyone else heard of this?

[Buenchico]

It seems that Americans are, as usual, behind the times!

Today:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/341119

4½ months ago:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/30/java-exploit-asian-hackers-says-symantec

[Gromit]

http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/

Last year I seemed to be doing Security updates every month to plug one vunerability after another in Java. During the Christmas break I installed OSX Mountain Lion which does not include Java plugins. So far I haven't needed it so good timing.

[Gromit]

Methyl,

Previous versions of OSX automatically install Java. You have to disable it manually to cut your risk. OSX10.8 is the first version not to install Java.