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U.S. government says Java still poses risk, even after security update Jan 14th 2013, 19:22 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Oracle updates Java, security experts say bugs remain Sun, Jan 13 2013 Oracle updates Java, security expert says it still has bugs Sun, Jan 13 2013 Oracle Corp to fix Java security flaw "shortly" Sat, Jan 12 2013 Experts urge PC users to disable Java, cite security flaw Thu, Jan 10 2013 Identity thieves go shopping for Apple products Mon, Jan 7 2013 Oracle signage is seen outside Mocsone Center during Oracle OpenWorld 2012 in San Francisco, California October 1, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stephen Lam Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:22pm EST (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reiterated advice for computer users to disable Oracle Corp's widely used Java software for surfing the Web, saying it still poses risks to users after the company released an emergency update over the weekend. "Unless it is absolutely necessary to run Java in web browsers, disable it," the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team said on Monday in a posting on its website. The software maker released an update to Java on Sunday, just days after DHS issued its initial warning on the software, saying that bugs in the program were being exploited to commit identity theft and other crimes. Security experts say that PCs running Java in their browsers could be attacked by criminals seeking to steal credit-card numbers, banking credentials, passwords and commit other types of computer crimes. Oracle officials could not be reached for immediate comment. (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by M.D. Golan) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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