The newly discovered Jacksbot Java malware can take control of Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, although it primarily targets Microsoft's platform.

In 2010, a similar Java-applet-based social engineering attack capable of executing malicious code on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers, was used to distribute the Boonana Trojan program.

It detects if you're running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, and then downloads the corresponding malware for your platform. Written by Emil Protalinski, Contributor July 10, 2012 at 10:09 p.m. PT ...

The addition of Mac OS X support in Zulu represents a "trifecta" for Java developers, says Azul CEO Scott Sellers. "Java developers can now run their favorite IDE on their preferred Windows, Linux, ...

The code that will allow the software to run on Linux and Mac OS has not yet been built. "It will be a few months before you can get your hand on this," Somasegar says. But things are at least ...

Oracle is now giving Mac users the ability to get Java updates at the same time as they are available for Windows and Linux with the release of the Java SE 7 Update 4.