Cybersecurity official warns software vulnerability could affect ‘hundreds of millions of devices’

The U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has warned that the Log4j software vulnerability could affect hundreds of millions of devices, potentially giving hackers an open door to steal data or launch attacks. Major companies such as Amazon and IBM are working to create patches to address this vulnerability. Chinese hackers are already exploiting the vulnerability, according to cybersecurity firm Mandiant.