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canpolat@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago

What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

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What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

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canpolat@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago
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Malicious updates made to a ubiquitous tool were a few weeks away from going mainstream.
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    At the moment, it’s unknown if there was ever a real-world person behind this username or if Jia Tan is a completely fabricated individual.

    Well, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a platypus. There was definitely one or more real-world people behind this. I doubt anyone thinks that their name is actually Jia Tan, though.

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      The industry has too long neglected the true threat posed to information security by the platypi.

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        Platypodes

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          Platypoxen

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            Platyhaxor

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              Pl4tyh4x0r

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                Pl0x

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                Pretty sure I’ve seen that one on IRC in the 90’s

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          Platypoodles

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            Dammit, this attacker is sounding more and more adorable!

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      I saw someone trying attribute this to Hong Kong based on the possible origins of the name.

      Seems like a stretch to me

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        Failing that hard to not know what is, and isn’t knowable, is a good reason to not give a single f about what they think

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