Researchers find critical Java 7 flaw hours after release

Computerworld Security: September 04, 2012
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Researchers find critical Java 7 flaw hours after release

Security researchers from Poland-based security firm Security Explorations claim
to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released
Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary
code on the underlying system.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Rogue Microsoft Services Agreement emails lead to latest Java exploit
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580100/0/

2. Richi Jennings: #AntiSec: FBI has data on 12 million iPhone/iPad users
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580101/0/

3. Michael Horowitz: Despite new patch, Java 7 is still dangerous. Go with version 6.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580102/0/

4. Facebook to allow apps to send notifications directly to users
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580103/0/

5. Browser plug-in and website warn about data harvesting by Facebook apps
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580104/0/


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Rogue Microsoft Services Agreement emails lead to latest Java exploit

Hackers are distributing rogue email notifications about changes in Microsoft's
Services Agreement to trick people into visiting malicious pages that use a
recently circulated Java exploit to infect their computers with malware.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580100/0/

Richi Jennings: #AntiSec: FBI has data on 12 million iPhone/iPad users


Our Anonymous 'friends' at LulzSec have reappeared, this time alleging that the
FBI is tracking iOS device users. They claim to have copied information from an
FBI laptop that lists more than 12 million Apple Unique Device IDs, with their
associated personal information. They've published a small sample -- suitably
redacted -- as proof. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how -- if true -- such
data collection could be legal.
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Michael Horowitz: Despite new patch, Java 7 is still dangerous. Go with version 6.


Just hours after Oracle released a patch to Java 7, it has been found to be
buggy again. It's Groundhog Day (the movie).
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580102/0/

Facebook to allow apps to send notifications directly to users

Facebook is tweaking its development platform to allow third-party applications
to communicate directly with their users by sending notifications to their
profiles.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580103/0/

Browser plug-in and website warn about data harvesting by Facebook apps

Secure.me has launched a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook
users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party
applications.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8210629/823929835/580104/0/



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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Sort of like talking to yourself, right?

IT guy gets an instant message from a user, asking "Where do I find the Remote
Desktop Protocol session icon?" Naturally, he gives the user the answer without
a second thought. Then a second message arrives.

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