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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/04/11/symantec-says-that-hackers-distributed-a-modified-version-of-vlc-and-exploited-it-for-malware-attacks/ https://www.ghacks.net/
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
https://www.ghacks.net/2022/04/11/symantec-says-that-hackers-distributed-a-modified-version-of-vlc-and-exploited-it-for-malware-attacks/ https://www.ghacks.net/2022/04/11/symantec-says-that-hackers...
Maybe related? To my knowledge, India hasn't said anything about why it's banned.
And everybody agrees the issue was a modified version of VLC being distributed, the original report put it in a confusing way that made it sound like base VLC was susceptible.
- consumer451 4y agoYes, exactly. My guess was that it was an overreaction/mistake and now admitting that would embarrass people. Especially since banning the real VLC would increase the risk to Indian users by increasing the adoption of the fake VLC.