Apache Servers Exposed 🌐 + 61K GitHub Repos Hit by Secret Thieves 🕵️
Today's two biggest security stories hit the backbone of the internet: the software that serves millions of websites, and the code platform where much of the world's software gets built. If you run a website or write code, both deserve five minutes of your attention. 🌐 A Critical Hole in Apache Could Hand Your Web Server to Strangers Apache HTTP Server is one of the most widely used pieces of software on the internet, quietly powering a huge share of the world's websites. Researchers found a serious memory flaw (rated 9.8 out of 10 for severity) in the part of Apache that handles modern HTTP/2 connections, affecting versions 2.4.55 through 2.4.70. In plain terms, an attacker doesn't need a password or an account to exploit it, they just send the right kind of traffic and can take over the server. Experts disagree on how easy it is to pull off right now, but nobody wants to find out the hard way. If your business runs a website, ask your IT team or hosting provider ...