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Companies are scrambling to fix a dangerous vulnerability in common software

by Justin Ho

Dec 23, 2021

The bug can allow hackers to plant malicious software on everything from servers to smart devices.

Vulnerabilities in the commonly used log4j software could put a lot of businesses at risk, but patching the vulnerabilities is rarely easy or quick.

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