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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by KiwiJohnno on Saturday March 30, 2024 @01:17AM (#39872039)
Its also been a problem in Australia, Optus (2nd biggest teleco) used to allow number porting or activating sim against an existing account with a bare minimum of detail - Like a name, address and date of birth. If you had those details of a target you could clone their SIM and crack any SMS based MFA.
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by chris_wot on Saturday March 30, 2024 @08:58AM (#39874431)
Is that alllowed now still?
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by throwaway2990 on Saturday March 30, 2024 @06:07PM (#39879137)
Apparently changed in 2022 to protect consumers.
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