http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-securi...aw-7000009713/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-575...s-reports-say/
Apparently there is a security flaw in java that prompted the Department of Homeland Security (United States) to issue a warning that people should disable Java. Seems like it is a pretty big flaw given what the article states they did. I've read that Apple and Firefox are disabling Java automatically so sounds serious.