Venom security vulnerability allows hackers to infiltrate networks via the cloud

Danny Palmer
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Experts say Venom isn't as bad as Heartbleed, but urge IT departments, especially those using Amazon, Rackspace or Oracle, to patch up

A new security vulnerability called Venom has been described by some as "bigger than Heartbleed", because it could allow hackers to take over whole swathes of cloud-based data centres, possibly inc...

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