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Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
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Dan Goodin seems to write sensationalist articles of vulnerabilities. Then buried in a footnote you notice that the vulnerability doesn't really affect anyone in real world.
Yes, indeed. After posting this I did regret it later on.
No, this is egregious, even for Dan. Don't feel bad. I called him out on the forums/article comments.
So he's a journalist </s> Thanks for the warning, saved me a read.