Extremely Serious Virtual Machine Bug Threatens Bitcoin Security
Online security professionals recently found a critical bug that preys on virtual machine platforms and appliances to gain entry into victims' private storage devices. The flaw is called Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation, or VENOM, which reportedly targets the QUEMU-based virtual servers and enables hackers to burst forth from the restrictive guest environments of a machine. It subsequently provides them root access to the operating system that could be hosting a large number of clients, each having some sort of private data. Trait-wise, VENOM seems like an....
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