Technology
An exploit let a security researcher into Apple, Microsoft, and PayPal – The Verge
Security researcher Alex Birsan was able to get into the servers of some of the biggest tech companies by using an incredibly simple security exploit that used…
The attack is incredibly simple yet fiendishly effective
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies (via Bleeping Computer). The exploit is also deviously simple, and its something that many large software developers will have to figure out how to protect themselves from.
The exploit takes advantage of a relatively simple trick: replacing…
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