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Oracle releases emergency Java patch; experts warn flaws may take 2 years to fix

Department of Homeland Security’s US-CERT warned users to disable Java to stop hackers from taking control of users’ machines. Oracle issued an emergency patch on Sunday to fix the latest Java vulnerability. The latest patch still leaves “several critical security flaws” unfixed. Experts advise using a separate browser just for sites that require Java, such as for web meetings, or Oracle’s plethora of other “Java in action” reasons. Java was responsible for 50% of all cyberattacks where hackers broke into computers by exploiting software bugs.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2223824/oracle-releases-emergency-java-patch–experts-warn-flaws-may-take-2-years-to-fix.html

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