A security breach in a very common programming language used on personal computers and websites across the Internet, could let a hacker take control of your machine.

Oracle has quickly whipped up a fix for its much-maligned Java, after the US Department of Homeland Security recommended web users disable or remove the software to secure their internet use. Java ...

Oracle released a fix over the weekend for two serious vulnerabilities in Java, but this doesn't seem to have improved matters much. The vulnerabilities, which affect Web browsers using Java 7 ...

Apple has issued an update for Mac OS X installations of Java that fixes at least one critical security vulnerability in the software.

Adobe has issued a patch to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Flash Player software. Separately, Oracle today released an update to plug more than two-dozen flaws in its Java software. Both ...

Oracle patches a hole in Java 7 that allowed hackers to hijack computers for botnets. The fix comes after a warning from the Department of Homeland Security.

The weekly -- sometimes daily -- security scares that occur with Java may remind you of the old whack-a-mole arcade game. Here's how to stay safe.

Oracle just scored points with the security community for rushing out an early patch for a critical security flaw in Java that was already being widely exploited by the cybercriminal underground ...

Update 13 for Java 7 and Update 39 for Java 6 was released this afternoon by Oracle.

Internet browsers use Java for interactive Web content Program is a major target for hackers Update to the most recent version to avoid security risks The weekly — sometimes daily — security ...