Re:Xzbot: Notes, honeypot, and exploit demo for the xz backd...
by Beijinger on Monday April 01, 2024 @05:58PM
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This is just a safety measure that it does not blow up in your own face (country).
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Re:Xzbot: Notes, honeypot, and exploit demo for the xz backd...
by CommitSyn on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:23PM
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Not only did it mandate authentication, but there was also a Killswitch, and there's no other reason for that than because you have reasons to suspect someone may have access to this sensitive world-stopper exploit and use it against you. That leaves simply a (reasonably, but still) paranoid person, and people worried about that+consequences are unlikely to have the mental well-being to pull this off, or, a group of people.