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Chinese and Iranian hackers exploit Log4j computer flaw, affecting hundreds of millions

December 16, 2021
Source: washingtonnewspost.com washingtonnewspost.com
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Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen. Firms including Microsoft say state-backed Chinese and Iranian hackers and rogue cryptocurrency miners have already seized on it. The Department of Homeland Security has sounded a dire alarm, ordering federal agencies to urgently find and patch bug instances because it’s so easily exploitable — and telling those with public-facing networks to put up firewalls if they can’t be sure. A small piece of code, the affected software often undocumented. Lodged in an extensively used utility called Log4j, the flaw lets internet-based attackers easily seize control of everything...
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