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lmm
on April 13, 2024
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XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis
> It does not have to be a goverment. There are other cyber criminals.
Criminals with the resources to maintain such a complex operation for two years?
trallnag
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Hobbyist around the world maintain projects for years and decades
rvnx
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Yes, crypto-boys for example. If the reward is 1B USD in crypto stolen from wallets why not do spend a year adding a backdoor ?
AtNightWeCode
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Difficult but not impossible. Some of the malware and ransomeware stuff is also created by experts.
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Criminals with the resources to maintain such a complex operation for two years?