Re:The Linux Backdoor Attempt of 2003 (2013)
by AnimalMuppet on Friday December 29, 2023 @11:30AM
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I read that the other way. "If the guy who did it wants to come forward, that is his decision. But he [still talking about the guy who did it] did provide me the full story."
That is, the perpetrator gave him the full story, but he won't name names, because it's the perpetrator's choice whether or not to reveal his identity.
Re:The Linux Backdoor Attempt of 2003 (2013)
by netsharc on Friday December 29, 2023 @11:42AM
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OK, makes sense.. so the interviewed hacker mentioned that he got the code in by infiltrating the computer of "some developer"...
Re:The Linux Backdoor Attempt of 2003 (2013)
by grugq on Friday December 29, 2023 @12:13PM
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he was more specific, but I (a) don't remember the name off the top of my head, and (b) don't think it is beneficial to put them on blast. It isn't their fault they got hacked 20 years ago.
Sounds like OP interviewed the person who uploaded the code, whose system was previously inflitrated (it can still be the NSA). So why say "If the guy who did it wants to come forward, that is his decision. But he did provide me the full story", it doesn't sound like OP interviewed the "guy who did it"...