Two months after warning of a surge in malvertising fraud targeting adult websites, internet security experts have determined that the bad actors behind it have switched tactics from “exploit kit delivery” to “social engineering” via a fake Java update screen.
Internet security experts have long advised computer users to use an anti-virus solution and to keep their software updated, but too often it seems that a lack of concern over these calls is leading to problems for businesses and consumers alike.
James Gosling, developer of the Java programming language, said this week that Microsoft’s .NET development platform suffers from “a security hole big enough to drive many, many large trucks through,” and called the company's decision to support C and C++ stupid and offensive.
Security firm iDefense issued a warning Tuesday that Sun Microsystems' Java Plug-in technology has been identified as having a vulnerability that if exploited, could expose a user's network.
