[PLUG] 'Shellshock' Bug Spells Trouble for Web Security

[Chris Grabowy <cgrabowy@gmail.com>]

Not sure if everyone is aware of this…

 

 

As if consumers weren’t already suffering from breach fatigue: Experts warn that attackers are exploiting a critical, newly-disclosed security vulnerability present countless networks and Web sites that rely on Unix and Linux operating systems. Experts say the flaw, dubbed "Shellshock," is so intertwined with the modern Internet that it could prove challenging to fix, and in the short run is likely to put millions of networks and countless consumer records at risk of compromise.

 

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/09/shellshock-bug-spells-trouble-for-web-security/

 

 

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