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It might not even be a long time. He might have just been approached exactly because of his history to insert the back door. And offered either money, or blackm
by IncreasePosts 3y ago
It might not even be a long time. He might have just been approached exactly because of his history to insert the back door. And offered either money, or blackmailed or threatened
- hangonhn 3y agoOh man. The was a scenario that didn't cross my mind. I was too narrowly focused on the technical aspects rather than the social aspects of security. Great point.
- Arrath 3y agoWhat if this contributor was a member of a state actor/persistent threat group and, like some totally legit software dev houses, they encourage their people to contribute to OSS projects for the whole personal pursuit/enjoyment/fulfillment angle? With the added bonus that sometimes they get to pull off a longcon like this.