Cyclops Blink and Computer Worms | How do they work?

In the world of malware, there are two common types of spreading malware: with a computer virus and with a computer worm. A computer virus is more or less “controllable” by its creator which means it can be sent to specific targets by, for instance, spear phishing. A worm however is completely out of control once it is set loose infecting random targets who happen to be vulnerable. In other words: lots of collateral damage.

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Log4j Vulnerability – A Basic Guide

Log4j is not a codename for a super virus. Log4j is simply the name of a piece of open-source code, written in the Java library coding language. By some, the Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has been characterized as “the single biggest, most critical vulnerability of the last decade”.

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