A security flaw discovered in December 2021 makes private data vulnerable to hackers – and the UK government could take action against firms that fail to fix it
Technology
19 January 2022
Log4J software is used by millions of web servers Alexander Limbach/Shutterstock
UK firms could face government fines if they fail to patch the Log4j computer vulnerability, even if they haven’t had data breaches, authorities have confirmed to New Scientist.
A security flaw discovered in December 2021 in a piece of software called Log4j saw a global rush to patch the code and prevent hackers accessing private data. The software is used by millions of web servers, and while many have now been patched there will be others that weren’t, because it requires …
