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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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[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago

In other words, China, Malaysia, Korea, etc. – somewhere in Asia.

The Shadow Broker's leaks showed that state actors had whole tool suites to ensure that the product appeared like it was coming from a different location. Given that those tools have been leaked since 2016 and the concept is even older; relying on metadata like timezones, character set, etc... to make determinations about location is unreliable at best.