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Everything I Know About the Xz Backdoor (boehs.org)

submitted 8 months ago by randomperson to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What a wild read. Definitely smells like nation state actor.

[–] Ashtefere@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

Timeframes of commits line up with afternoon/evening in Moscow.

[–] Eiim@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not really convinced. I haven't seen anything outside the capabilities of a talented individual, and such an exploit would be worth a lot of money, so the motivation is there.