(Update x2): Apple blocks update to Java on suggestion from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

“As noted by ZDNet, a major security vulnerability in Java 7 has been discovered, with the vulnerability currently being exploited in the wild by malicious parties,” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors. “In response to threat, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recommended that users disable the Java 7 browser plug-in entirely until a patch is made available […]

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