http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/08/31/oracles-java-security-woes-mount-as-researchers-spot-a-bug-in-its-critical-bug-fix,
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-vulnerability-affects-1-billion-plu/240007985
Its quite popular, but like anything there can be problems.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/11/us-java-security-idUSBRE90A0S320130111
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/01/11/protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability
Problems have been developing for a while.
http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-disable-java-in-your-browser-on-windows-mac-7000009732,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(software_platform) ,
http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)#History,
http://www.cigital.com/javasecurity/compstrat.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025178/oracle-releases-java-fix-but-security-concerns-remain.html,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/oracle-patches-java-but-concerns-remain/2013/01/14/170df924-5e8a-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html