Java

Users visiting Yahoo's main website have been hit with potentially malicious adware, a report from security firm Fox IT, claims.

Latest update plugs security gaps in multiple versions of company's Java software.

Updated Computers on Apple's own network were infected via the same Java exploit that hit Facebook last month, but Apple has issued a Java fix.

Facebook Security found malware on several employees' laptops, but no evidence that user data was compromised.

News comes after breaches at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The Twitter attack does not appear to be the work of "amateurs."

Security Explorations researcher Adam Gowdiak posted a message on Friday stating that his team had discovered not one, not two, but three security holes in Java's latest version.

U.S. government recommends disabling Java from web browsers, even after an Oracle quick fix.

Google-related commentators could have been more transparent

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges Oracle failed to stop a division of the business from bribing fake vendors in India.

Surprise move by Judge William Alsup to be watched closely.