The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:26, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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Log4Shell

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... that Log4Shell has been called "the single biggest, most critical vulnerability ever"? Source: Barrett, Brian (16 December 2021). "The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ALT1: ... that Log4Shell is a software vulnerability affecting hundreds of millions of devices worldwide? Source: Starks, Tim (13 December 2021). "CISA warns 'most serious' Log4j vulnerability likely to affect hundreds of millions of devices". Cyberscoop. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ALT2: ... that Log4Shell, a security vulnerability first discovered in the video game Minecraft, turned out to affect millions of applications worldwide? Source: Wilkes, Mike (10 December 2021). "Log4Shell Is the Most Dangerous Exploit Since Shellshock". SecurityScorecard. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ALT3: ... that the Government of Quebec closed almost 4,000 of its websites this month as a "preventative measure" for the Log4Shell vulnerability? Source: Cabrera, Holly (12 December 2021). "Facing cybersecurity threats, Quebec shuts down government websites for evaluation". CBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Who is Princess?

Created by Vulpicula (talk). Nominated by Jochem van Hees (talk) at 12:26, 17 December 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to go on my first pass. I prefer ALT1, followed by ALT3, as it seems to be less opinionated. ALT2 would also be great, but needs a better source and is not explicitly mentioned in the article. Sounder Bruce 19:21, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Tweaked ALT1 to T:DYK/P2