Indonesia raised the alert status of Merapi to the highest level, also known as code red or danger status, yesterday, although experts say they cannot predict when it will erupt.

Elsewhere, the Philippines has raised the alert level on one of its most active volcanoes and warned residents to stay away from the mountain after its crater belched ash clouds.

A globally reported vulnerability in Java Log4j can allow someone to take control of Java-based web servers and launch remote attacks on banks and other companies.

Attackers can spoof information relayed by the Java 7 malicious app warning system. So says programmer Jerry Jongerius, who has released a "Java Code Signing Failure" alert detailing how app names ...

Alert! New security attack via Java applet Microsoft Corp. has identified a serious vulnerability associated with the Microsoft Virtual Machine.

The firm behind the Java plug-in is to warn users of a malware risk as part of a settlement with a US watchdog.

The firm behind the Java plug-in is to warn users of a malware risk as part of a settlement with a US watchdog.