3 Things We Still Don't Know About the XZ Backdoor

The discovery of a backdoor in some versions of the XZ Utils open source tool last week averted what could have been a widespread compromise in the Linux ecosystem and prompted intense analysis and discussion in the security and open-source communities. While much is known about how the long-term operation resulted in the malicious code landing in the package, plenty is still in doubt. Decipher editors Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch discuss three of the biggest open questions tied to …

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