Some Mac users were taken by surprise as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked it due to security problems.

The blocks affect programs and online games that use Java in Web browsers. Oracle had no immediate comment on Apple’s action. Among those Java users inconvenienced by the unannounced block was the ...

Apple's decision to block Mac computers from running programs that use Oracle's Java programming language has had some unintended consequences.

Mac computers have stopped running programs written using the Java programming language in their browsers, as Apple blocked it because of security problems.

Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...

Apple has previously blocked, then unblocked, the latest version of Java on the most recent versions of its Mac operating system — most recently in January.