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• Malicious Java applet uses stolen certificate to run automatically

  06.03.2013

  A signed but malicious applet that will apparently fool even the latest Java 6 update has been discovered on a German online dictionary website infected by the g01pack exploit kit, warns security researcher and Metasploit contributor Eric Romang.

• Oracle releases emergency patch to fix exploited Java flaw

  05.03.2013

  Oracle has released an out-of-band Java patch to fix the CVE-2013-1493 vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks in the wild.

• Dangerous beans: Oracle deep in the storm

  05.03.2013

  Last week security researchers from FireEye discovered a new Java exploit that works against the latest versions of Java (version 6 update 41 and version 7 updated 15) making this a zero-day.

• Oracle, Apple release critical updates for Java

  20.02.2013

  Oracle has released on Tuesday a new Java SE Critical Patch Update.

• Oracle releases MySQL 5.6

  05.02.2013

  Oracle today announced MySQL 5.6, the world’s most popular open source database.

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