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'Fully weaponized' software bug poses a threat to Minecraft gamers and apps worldwide including Google, Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Apple iCloud, Uber and Amazon
2021-12-12
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Experts warn software bug poses a huge threat to internet-connected devices

  • Software flaw could allow criminals and spies to steal data or plant malware

  • Users first reported being able to control another person's computer while using a simple chat box code in the wildly popular online video game Minecraft
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  So older technology better?; just because it is obsolete?, I don't really know.

Get a stick shift. Seems to work to prevent car theft.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-12-12 12:07  

#6  Yesterday I mentioned Chrome has had to do several updates. It is like they have entered everyone's operating system and have control over their joy stick. Oops!. that didn't sound right.
Posted by: Dale   2021-12-12 08:52  

#5  ^ Yes, I saw this. Good post. I didn't want to be an alarmist but it is unfortunately true. I speak to an accountant who deals with the current world wide hacking going on. Specifically Canada, USA, Mexico and Puerto Rico. This is a full time job for her. Since the chip hacking has dramatically increased. law enforcement says just going on line exposes you. Chase bank tells customers they think it is Amazon or WIFI. I have seen this worsen each of the last three years. Cash is king. Then at one retail location with bar code readers no hacking for eight years, verified. So older technology better?; just because it is obsolete?, I don't really know.
Posted by: Dale   2021-12-12 08:49  

#4  

To grasp the seriousness for where we are headed at some point. Try living just 4 hrs without using something electronic.

More on the Log4j code


BTW: Firefox / Thunderbird users get the update patches to plug a serious issue.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-12-12 06:41  

#3  The story is about the log4j vulnerability, not a new one.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-12-12 06:31  

#2  This is a flaw in Java (or a Java library). There's also another 'log4j' one which also allows execution of arbitrary code.

Java - the new COBOL...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-12-12 00:17  

#1  The Minecraft community -- commercial devs and volunteer mod-makers alike -- had updates overnight to close the vulnerability.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-12-12 00:02  

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