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China-Backed Hackers Manipulate Microsoft Server Software Security Glitch: WSJ

The Epoch Times

By Benzinga

December 17, 2021 Updated: December 17, 2021

 

Cybersecurity firms and Microsoft Corp. see hackers linked to China and other governments among a growing mix of cyberattackers seeking to exploit a widespread and severe vulnerability in computer server software, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Both Microsoft and cybersecurity firm Mandiant observed hacking groups linked to China and Iran launching attacks that exploit the flaw in Log4j, a free bit of code that logs activity in computer networks and applications.

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