XZ Utils Attack: A Threat Actor Spent 2 Years to Implement Linux Backdoor (techrepublic.com)

27 points by devonnull 2y ago ↗ HN

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Has the person responsible been found yet? Is there a reward?

baobun 2y ago ↗

Tips leading to capture will receive a gold star from the CIA and a one-of-a-kind NFT.

[dead] EdwardDiego 2y ago ↗

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ChatGPT would be better than whatever wrote this, I had to stop reading.

[deleted] 2y ago ↗

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Lots more discussion around that's a bit more than this overview/timeline collection of news posts.

The xz sshd backdoor rabbithole goes quite a bit deeper

Reflections on Distrusting xz

How the XZ Backdoor Works