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https://www.karlstechnology.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/My-Post-45.png1200628When updates become available, bugs and vulnerabilities follow behind. These, while nuisances, are usually quickly handled and fixed by the development teams. The time in between, however, is an opportunity for hackers to steal information. For example, back in August 2020 Cyberscoop shared a blog post, explaining that hackers can exploit bugs: “The bugs are in a […]