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Chinese Hackers Target Apache Struts to Install Backdoors

Calendar Aug 20, 2013 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Chinese hackers are using an automated tool to exploit known vulnerabilities in Apache Struts, in order to install backdoors on servers hosting applications developed with the framework.

Apache Struts is a popular open-source framework for developing Java-based Web applications that's maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.

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