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Discovering the XZ Backdoor with Andres Freund
Oxide and Friends
Uncovering a Backdoor: Security Challenges and Public Disclosure
This chapter explores the challenges of implementing a mentoring program in a nation state, as well as the intricate process of creating a backdoor SSH access involving Unix knowledge and code injection. It delves into the discovery of a backdoor in a software component, suspicions of malicious contributors, and the preparation for public disclosure, highlighting the urgency of handling such security issues swiftly and openly.
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