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Equifax confirms unpatched Apache Struts flaw was exploited in massive data breach

14 September 2017 • 2 min read

Apache Struts patch released two months before hackers struck

An unpatched flaw in the Apache Struts Web Framework was to blame for last week's Equifax breach that exposed the social security numbers and other personal details of 143 million Americans, the co...

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Open source: Lightbend responds to critics of Akka licence change

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12 September 2022 • 4 min read

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Vendors abandoning open source licencing accused of cakeism

As Lightbend becomes the latest adoptor of 'source available' for Akka, companies pretending they are still open source are accused of wanting to have their cake and eat it

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