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Attackers test “CAB-less 40444” exploit in a dry run

An updated exploit takes a circuitous route to trigger a Word document into delivering an infection without using macros

Logjam: Log4j exploit attempts continue in globally distributed scans, attacks

China and Russia, Kinsing miner botnet dominate sources of exploit attempts.

Log4Shell Response and Mitigation Recommendations

Last updated 2021-12-18 UTC 02:31 Update: Added new open source scanning tool, adjusted open sockets query Summary and Background Log4j is an open-source logging framework developed by the Apache Foundation which is incorporated into many Java-based applications on both servers and end-user systems. Initially released, on December 9, 2021, Log4Shell (the nickname given to this…
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Inside the code: How the Log4Shell exploit works

The critical vulnerability in Apache’s  Log4j Java-based logging utility (CVE-2021-44248) has been called the “most critical vulnerability of the last decade.”  Also known as Log4Shell, the flaw  has forced the developers of many software products to push out updates or mitigations to customers. And Log4j’s maintainers have published two new versions since the bug was discovered—the second completely eliminating the…
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