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What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (11 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Platypodes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Platypoodles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Dammit, this attacker is sounding more and more adorable!

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