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Enterprises See Exponential Growth in log4jshell Attacks
The Apache Log4j library is a Java-based logging tool that is ubiquitous in enterprise applications. The vulnerability known as Log4Shell, first reported on Dec. 9, allows an attacker to take over a server just by sending a particular code string via an affected application. Since then, security researchers are reporting a massive wave of attacks. Check Point alone, for example, reported that it prevented 1.3 million attempts as of Dec. 14, against 44% of all global networks. And the number of attacks is climbing exponentially, as hackers rush to exploit the vulnerability to steal data, deploy ransomware, install back doors, create…
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