Apple has issued an ‘update’ that removes Java plug-in from MacOS and encourages users to instead download Oracle’s version of the software. Java-based websites are displaying a ‘Missing Plug-in’ notification. Apple came under the scanner for Flashback malware that threatened OS X users by exploiting a vulnerability in Java. Java was blasted as an unsafe plug in August after a zero-day exploit was discovered, rolled into the user-friendly Blackhole exploit kit and used for nearly a week before Oracle issued a patch.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/10/apple-update-removes-java-plugin-from.html