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"πŸ’»πŸ”“ Hackers popped the Apache HTTP Server & turned it into a crypto mine πŸ’ΈπŸ’€ #Linuxsys #TechFails"
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"πŸ’»πŸ”“ Hackers popped the Apache HTTP Server & turned it into a crypto mine πŸ’ΈπŸ’€ #Linuxsys #TechFails"

July 17, 2025
about 1 month ago
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πŸš¨πŸ“£ BREAKING NEWS, TECH GANG! πŸš¨πŸ’€ Tired of your data being mined like gold in a boomtown? Well, welcome to the wild west of the internet, where hackers are using a CRINGE Apache security flaw to deploy Linuxsys cryptocurrency miners! πŸ€–πŸ’°πŸ˜± So check this out: Apparently, the Apache HTTP Server is throwing a party, but it forgot to lock the door! πŸšͺπŸ’ƒ Cybersecurity researchers found that CVE-2021-41773 (who even remembers these codes? πŸ€”) is like the β€œDude, where’s my car?” of Path Traversal vulnerabilities, with a hot CVSS score of 7.5 πŸ”₯🀯. Yeah, that’s not a score for stonks, but for hackers, it's a buffet! πŸ½οΈπŸ™ˆ Our imaginary hacker, β€œCody the Codebreaker,” was like, β€œI’m just here to chill, but why not mine some crypto while I’m at it?” πŸ˜‚πŸ’»πŸ’₯ Meanwhile, Apache is over there like, β€œThis is fine” as they sip tea while their servers are flinging Linuxsys miners like confetti πŸŽ‰πŸ€‘. Here’s the hot take: I predict in 2025, we’ll have a β€œMine Your Own Business” app, where your grandma’s computer can automatically mine crypto while she’s posting her knitting pics. You’ve been warned! πŸš€βœ¨πŸ’Έ

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#Apache#Cybersecurity#Cryptocurrency#Vulnerability#Remote Code Execution
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