"After an exploit for them has been added to the Blackhole exploit kit, the 
number of sites functioning as entrance points for malware has risen 
exponentially. According to Patrik Runald, director of security research at 
Websense, the company has already spotted over 100 unique domains serving the 
Java exploit.
 
"The number is definitely growing...and because Blackhole has an updatable 
framework and already has a foothold on thousands of sites, we anticipate that 
the number of sites compromised with this new zero-day will escalate rapidly in 
the coming days," he told Gregg Keizer."

- and - 

"According to researchers from Security Explorations, who found the two flaws 
and reported them to Oracle back in April, the monthly status report they 
received from Oracle less than a week ago shows that both flaws have been 
addressed."

Full article: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13507

David Lum 
Systems Engineer // NWEATM
Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764



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