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Java Update to kill the BEAST
Oracle updates Java to stop SSL-chewing BEAST • The Register
A Java exploit was used to gain access to your system and then they could intercept your SSL packets.Short for Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS, BEAST was first demonstrated late last month at a security conference in Argentina, where researchers Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong used the attack to recover an encrypted authentication cookie used to access a PayPal user account in less than two minutes. Oracle has more about the Java update here.
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