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The Xz Backdoor Highlights the Vulnerability of Open Source Software—and Its Strengths
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this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2024
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I'm assuming with as small as a tin foil hat as possible that the CIA and NSA purposefully do this in major closed and open source software