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Hackers Launch Attacks Exploiting 'Shellshock' Bug in Bash Software - Reuters

September 26, 2014

Hackers Launch Attacks Exploiting 'Shellshock' Bug in Bash Software - Reuters

Reuters, By Jim Finkle

Hackers have launched attacks exploiting the newly identified "Shellshock" computer bug, researchers warned on Thursday, as news surfaced that an initial patch for the issue was incomplete, suggesting even updated systems were vulnerable.

The attacks came as security experts scrambled to determine how many systems and what types of computers are vulnerable to "Shellshock," which some say may be as serious as the "Heartbleed" vulnerability that surfaced in April. Read more.

Hackers Launch Attacks Exploiting 'Shellshock' Bug in Bash Software - Reuters

Hackers Launch Attacks Exploiting 'Shellshock' Bug in Bash Software - Reuters
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