Mon. 12/13 – Why the Log4j Bug Is Such A Big Deal

A huge bug in Apache servers is causing chaos around the Internet. What to expect, and what we’re still waiting on from iOS 15.2. Why did Instagram steal the @metaverse handle from a woman in Australia, and the story of the fat finger fire sale of a Board Ape Yacht Club NFT.

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Links:

• Zero-day in ubiquitous Log4j tool poses a grave threat to the Internet (ArsTechnica)
• The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day (ArsTechnica)
• PROFESSIONAL MAINTAINERS: A WAKE-UP CALL (Filippo.io)
• Apple Set to Release Nudity Detection in Texting, But Other Features Remain on Hold (Bloomberg)
• Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished. (NYTimes)
• Bored Ape Yacht Club: Someone accidentally sold a $300,000 NFT for $3,000 (CNET)