Security News > 2016 > April > Over 3 million servers running outdated JBoss software open to attack (Help Net Security)
2016-04-18 20:51
Spurred by the recent discovery that the Samas (aka SamSam) ransomware is being spread via compromised servers running out-of-date versions of Red Hat’s JBoss server software, Cisco Talos researchers have begun scanning the Internet for machines that might be at risk. They found approximately 3.2 million vulnerable machines, but also a considerable number of those that are already compromised: 2,100 backdoors have been already been installed across nearly 1600 IP addresses. Another way into the … More →
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