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XZ Hack - "If this timeline is correct, it’s not the modus operandi of a hobbyist. [...] It wouldn’t be surprising if it was paid for by a state actor." (lcamtuf.substack.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Jennykichu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Thought this was a good read exploring some how the "how and why" including several apparent sock puppet accounts that convinced the original dev (Lasse Collin) to hand over the baton.

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[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Maybe, before a library or any software gets accepted into a distro, that distro does more due diligence to ensure it’s a sustainable project and meets requirements like a solid ownership?

And who is supposed to do that work? How do you know you can trust them?