Malware

Oracle adds long-awaited whitelisting capabilities to Java

Java 7 Update 40 allows system administrators to define which specific Java applets should be trusted and executed

Bug bounty program slates $300K mobile hacking contest for Nov.

HP TippingPoint's ZDI, along with Google and BlackBerry, will sponsor November edition of Pwn2Own that focuses on smartphones and tablets

Poor design fosters hacker attacks of websites running PHP

Cyberspies attack key South Korean institutions, North Korean hackers suspected

The targeted attack uses malware to steal sensitive information, according to Kasperky Lab researchers

Buggy Microsoft update hamstrings Outlook 2013

Folder pane goes blank after stability and performance update Tuesday; Microsoft pulls update from Windows Update and WSUS

Email spam campaign distributes Android scareware

The attack suggests that cybercriminals are increasingly looking at email as a method of distributing Android malware, researchers say

Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week

Sets Patch Tuesday plans with slate of 14 updates, including critical fixes to IE, Windows, Office and SharePoint

Botnet likely caused spike in number of Tor clients

So far, the network is still working, but measures need to be taken for the future, Tor said

Two sentenced to prison for point-of-sale credit card theft

The Romanian men targeted hundreds of computers at U.S. merchants, the DOJ says

APT malware NetTraveler learning new tricks