Linux root backdoor

Started by Darren Dirt, February 11, 2014, 01:05:04 PM

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February 11, 2014, 01:05:04 PM Last Edit: February 11, 2014, 04:50:36 PM by Darren Dirt
...how a bullet was dodged...
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/the-linux-backdoor-attempt-of-2003/


The hack attempt itself isn't as interesting as the way it was stopped i.e. the OSS community and its methods of keeping things trustworthy. 10 years ago they had it figured out, I wonder how much better the process is now...
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