ZDNet

XZ Utils might not have been the only sabotage target, open-source foundations warn

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Geeky Gadgets

Linux XZ Utils malicious backdoor was a CVE 10 risk to Linux systems

If you’re managing or using Linux systems, it’s crucial to understand the recent security threat that has emerged. The XZ Utils, an essential tool for lossless data compression on Linux, was ...
TechRepublic

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor

Read about a supply chain attack that involves XZ Utils, a data compressor widely used in Linux systems, and learn how to protect from this threat. A threat actor quietly spent the last two years ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Trusted Contributor Plants Sophisticated Backdoor in Critical Open-Source Library

A Microsoft developer has found a backdoor in a software package of a compression library widely used in Linux systems that could have resulted in a massive software supply chain attack. The author of ...
Ars Technica

What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

On Friday, a lone Microsoft developer rocked the world when he revealed a backdoor had been intentionally planted in xz Utils, an open source data compression utility available on almost all ...
Ars Technica

Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections

Researchers have found a malicious backdoor in a compression tool that made its way into widely used Linux distributions, including those from Red Hat and Debian. Because the backdoor was discovered ...