The XZ attack is a backdoor that reminds us our biggest open-source security threats are from decades of unlearned lessons.
Last month, the world narrowly avoided a cyberattack of stunning ambition. The targets were some of the most important computers on the planet. Computers that power the internet. Computers used by ...
On March 29, 2024, it was revealed that the compression tool ' XZ Utils ' had a malicious backdoor. Google engineer Russ Cox has compiled a chronological summary of how the backdoor was installed. XZ ...