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Cybersecurity's Past, Present, and AI-Driven Future
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Analysis of the XD utils Attack and the Complexity of Modern Security Offenders
This chapter discusses the major XD utils attack on an open source data compression project, detailing a sophisticated breach by a state-backed group that created a backdoor through OpenSSH impacting servers worldwide. The attack involved intricate social engineering, collaboration with multiple contributors, and hints of state actor involvement, displaying high-level sophistication comparable to the SolarWinds incident.
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