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XZ Utils Under Siege: Unmasking the Stealth Backdoor Menace
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XZ Utils Under Siege: Unmasking the Stealth Backdoor Menace
By Andrej Kovacevic 02nd Apr 2024
XZ Utils Under Siege: Unmasking the Stealth Backdoor Menace
Security
Security

XZ Utils Under Siege: Unmasking the Stealth Backdoor Menace

The cybersecurity landscape is abuzz with the recent uncovering of a meticulously crafted backdoor within XZ Utils, an essential open-source data compression tool widely used across Linux and Unix-like systems. This revelation, brought to light by a vigilant Microsoft developer, underscores the sophisticated nature of supply chain attacks that target the very core of open-source…

By Andrej Kovacevic 2nd April 2024

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