The One-Man Army: How a Single Developer Stopped a Nation-State Attack

Curiosophy: A Future Forward Cast.
27/01/2025 17 min

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Developer Andrej F. noticed something off: a tiny performance glitch in Linux code. That observation prevented catastrophe, exposing a sophisticated backdoor planted by suspected Russian hackers in the critical 'xz utils' package. This episode reveals how state-sponsored attackers nearly compromised global infrastructure by exploiting open-source software's greatest vulnerability: its reliance on overworked volunteers.
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