Cyber criminals exploit Java vulnerability to hack Apple, Facebook, and Twitter

Twitter, Facebook, and Apple have all been the victim of recent attacks by hackers. While US newspapers have been fending off attacks allegedly originating in China, however, these attacks have come from a different source altogether. A criminal group in Russia or Eastern Europe is reportedly to blame, having gained access to the machines utilizing a zero-day vulnerability in Java. New revelations are coming almost daily at this point, and you can find them all right here.