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I'd say the opposite, xz proved how much effort it is to actually backdoor widely used open-source software as opposed to something where the Russian government
by realusername 3y ago
I'd say the opposite, xz proved how much effort it is to actually backdoor widely used open-source software as opposed to something where the Russian government (or another one) can just go knocking.
Nothing is perfect of course but the attack was insane in terms of complexity.
- _3u10 3y agoIm sure state level actors are building clones of old software with little network functionality to pwned people en mass.