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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by maerF0x0 on Saturday March 30, 2024 @12:05PM (#39876116)
or > Recently I've worked off-list a bit with Jia Tan on XZ Utils and perhaps he will have a bigger role in the future, we'll see.

Is actually Jia Tan has him tied up in a basement and is posing as him. State actors can do that kind of thing.

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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by account42 on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @09:21AM (#39917113)
In that case why bother with the Jia Tan persona at all instead of just pushing the malware as Lasse Collin.
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