{"id":380204,"date":"2021-12-12T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-cloudflare-and-minecraft-face-security-risk\/"},"modified":"2021-12-12T17:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:57:01","slug":"apple-cloudflare-and-minecraft-face-security-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-cloudflare-and-minecraft-face-security-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple, Cloudflare and Minecraft face security risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, Cloudflare and Minecraft face security risk<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Apple, Cloudflare and Minecraft could be at risk from a \u201ccritical\u201d security flaw, experts have warned.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s top cyber chief has urged companies and governments to move quickly as hackers swoop in.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, all federal agencies\u00a0have been ordered to update their software urgently.<\/p>\n<p>Jen Easterly, head of DHS\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, warned of breaches to Java-based software \u2018Log4j\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world\u2019s biggest tech firms, including\u00a0Apple, use the application, researchers say.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability can offer a hacker a relatively easy way to access an organization\u2019s computer server.<\/p>\n<p>From there, they could find other ways to get into systems.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the fall-out could continue for weeks to come as bosses race to correct the problem.<\/p>\n<p>A tool for hackers was made public on GitHub at the weekend, giving the attackers a roadmap to break into devices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple logo.\" class=\"wp-image-20461705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/apple.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple uses Log4j.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Budrul Chukrut\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Easterly said her agency would hold a call with critical infrastructure firms across the country on Monday to brief them on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The Apache Software Foundation, which manages Log4j software, has released a security fix.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity researchers interviewed by CNN said it was unclear just how many devices on the internet are exposed to the vulnerability.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Minecraft-236.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Minecraft.\" class=\"wp-image-20461712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Minecraft-236.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Minecraft-236.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Minecraft-236.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Log4j\u2019s vulnerability can offer a hacker a relatively easy way to access an organization\u2019s computer server.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pavlo Gonchar\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, IT chiefs around the world are bracing for issues.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Beaumont, a researcher who keeps a close eye on emerging software flaws, said the issue is like \u201clock[ing] the doors to your car, but then allow[ing] anybody to shout commands at Siri from outside the car to remotely drive it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>He tweeted: \u201cLog4j is buried deep inside products and [organizations], gonna be painful to fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Microsoft announced on Monday that it had disrupted the cyber-spying of a state-backed Chinese hacking group.<\/p>\n<p>The company seized 42 websites used to gather intelligence from foreign ministries, think tanks and human rights organizations in 29 different countries, including the US.<\/p>\n<p>The company said a\u00a0Virginia\u00a0federal court granted its request to seize the domains from the group it calls Nickel \u2013 but is also known as APT15 and Vixen Panda.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4256347\/apple-cloudflare-minecraft-security-hackers\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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