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I find the fact that the targets were source code repos very interesting. If you are a super-smart black-hat villain who wants to plan a mass global attack, wh
by ra 17y ago
I find the fact that the targets were source code repos very interesting.
If you are a super-smart black-hat villain who wants to plan a mass global attack, what better place to start than with Google and Adobe's source code?
- angelbob 17y agoIt'll make the next attack much easier -- they'll have a better idea of the flaws available, and more ability to find unpatched, non-public bugs.
- gojomo 17y agowhat better place to start than with Google and Adobe's source code? Indeed -- and especially their auto-upgrade mechanisms. There may yet be more to Google's anger that's not yet been revealed. What if the attackers didn't just look around, but changed (or tried to change) Google content/code at the source?
- tfh 17y ago> what better place to start than with Google and Adobe's source code? I wonder if Microsoft was targeted too.
- jimbokun 17y agoWhat's the point, when the Chinese government already has all their source code?
- nfnaaron 17y agoAh, I guess that's why most of my router scans come from China: it's worth it.
- gcb 17y agoi'm dropping linux and going to use openbsd as my desktop. see ya.
- redcap 17y agoI wouldn't be that worried on my home environment as I'm not that much of a target and am fairly wary of dodgy emails, but I'd prefer it if more major companies with expensive stuff that can be stolen take computer security a lot more seriously. For example having white-listed software only able to run (of course engineers need to install stuff all the time so they might have to be a different case, but joe bloggs shouldn't need anything new - it can be assessed by security before installing).