Oracle Corp. released an emergency update to its Java software for surfing the Web on Sunday, but security experts said the update fails to protect PCs from attack by hackers intent on committing cyber crimes. . The software maker released the update just days after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged PC users to disable the program because of bugs in the software that were being exploited to commit identity theft and other crimes. The link for this article located at Globe and Mail is no longer available. . Oracle issues a critical security patch for Java in response to a federal warning about escalating cyber attacks.. Oracle Java Security Update, Emergency Patch, Hacker Alert. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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