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'Unprecedented wave' of Java exploits hits users, says Microsoft
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:13:00 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191640/_Unprecedented_wave_of_Java_exploits_hits_users_says_Microsoft By Gregg Keizer Computerworld October 18, 2010 Microsoft said Monday that an "unprecedented wave" of attacks are exploiting vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java software. According to a manager at Microsoft's Malware Protection Center (MMPC), attempts to exploit Java bugs have skyrocketed in the past nine months, climbing from less than half a million in the first quarter of 2010 to more than 6 million in the third quarter. "Some of our exploit 'malware' families were telling a scary story ... an unprecedented wave of Java exploitation," said Holly Stewart, a senior program manager at the MMPC, in a post to the team's blog Monday. Stewart went on to call the jump in Java attacks "scary" and added, "The spike in exploitation was surprising to say the least." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/
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