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2024-04-02 15:04:09
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A backdoor in XZ Utils, a widely used file-compressing software in Linux systems, could have led to a critical supply chain attack had a Microsoft researcher not spotted it in time

Trusted Contributor Plants Sophisticated Backdoor in Critical Open-Source Library
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/backdoor-xz-utils-linux-open-source/
A backdoor in XZ Utils, a widely used file-compressing software in Linux systems, could have led to a critical supply chain attack had a Microsoft researcher not spotted it in time
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/backdoor-xz-utils-linux-open-source/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/backdoor-xz-utils-linux-open-source/


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