NextGov: Linux XZ Utils Backdoor Was Long Con, Possibly With Support

[Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com>]

Hi, All..

This just hit my emails seconds ago. It's the most info that I've
personally read about the XZ backdoor exploit. I've been following
NextGov as a friendly, plain language resource about government:

Linux backdoor was a long con, possibly with nation-state support, experts say;
By David DiMolfetta; 2024.04.05 12:59pm EDT

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/04/linux-backdoor-was-long-con-possibly-nation-state-support-experts-say/395511/

Continues to sound like one single perp is destroying the TRUST factor that an
untold number of future programmers must meet. That's heartbreaking.

Cindy.....

PS Another apology for however this email might display. Still haven't found the
switch to set the line length to circa 80 characters.
-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
* runs with birdseed *