Re: Malware find in the news: xz related.

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

On 2024-03-31 22:46, D wrote:

Seems like supply chain attacks will be the new gold when it comes to
malicious attacks. =(
 
Is the open source community equipped to handle this?

 
I see a business opportunity for commercial distros.

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Except that brings up the threat that was suggested in the article
that John McCue linked to earlier in the thread. Businesses can
simply be told by governments or anyone sufficiently powerful to
ignore a backdoor that's been put in, likely reporting any such
discovery to them instead.