Java Hit With Zero-Day Exploit : Disable it Now
2012 was not a good year for Oracle. After losing a major lawsuit against Google, the company had to deal with a dangerous zero-day exploit that was found in Java. It fixed the problem, but a new exploit is always around the corner. Originally spotted in the wild by @kafeine , other security research teams, including AlienVault Labs , have confirmed that a new zero day exploit has been found in Java . This particular exploit looks like it can hijack your PC into executing malicious code. It seems that one group is even using the exploit to install ransomware on affected PCs. So, what can you do to protect yourself from this particular exploit? The easiest solution is to just disable Java in your browser. Since it seems to affect all browsers and all operating systems, there’s really not much else you can do. The good news is that Oracle is already working on a fix. According to @kafeine, Oracle has already assigned a security ticket to the exploit. While that’s nice...