The XZ exploit: The day the internet got lucky
This week we're talking about a backdoor inserted into a popular Linux file compression tool, which had the potential to massively undermine the security of vast swathes of the internet. What happened? How did it happen? And how was it thwarted?
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26th July 2024
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- Andres Freund's Mastodon - where he revealed the backdoor:
- Read more in Ars Technica's article about it
- Read more in The Verge's article
- Read more in Wired's article about it
- Check out this excellent and very helpful infographic
- The XKCD comic we mention
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