
The hack that almost broke the internet
Planet Money
Importance of Catching Software Sabotage
If the sabotage had not been caught, it could have led to widespread distribution of a dangerous software, allowing unauthorized access to computers globally for theft of valuable information. This incident made people rethink the open source economic model, highlighting the critical need to prevent such threats in the future. The success of the open source movement was acknowledged, tracing back to volunteer programmers who built a decentralized and efficient system supporting the foundation of the internet.
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