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Chinese-Backed Hackers Are Exploiting 'Ubiquitous' Cybersecurity Flaw To Attack Infrastructure

December 17, 2021
Source: dailycaller.com dailycaller.com
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Hackers backed by China are using a recently-discovered vulnerability in a common software tool to gain access to data and systems belonging to internet infrastructure companies. The vulnerability , known as Log4Shell, was discovered by Chinese cybersecurity researchers from Alibaba last week and is found in an open-source software tool called Log4J used by enterprise software companies and cloud infrastructure providers. If exploited, the flaw allows hackers to gain access to a company’s data and internal networks. Hackers backed by foreign governments, including China, are exploiting the vulnerability to attack internet infrastructure, according to cybersecurity firms and researchers. (RELATED: Democrat-Linked...
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