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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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[–] 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.