Posts from 30 March 2024

Attached: 1 image This text is not something we wrote in a rush this morning to meet the moment. We've had variations on this on our site from day 1. I believed it then and I believe it now.

people are saying the xz backdoor is likely the work of a nation state actor, and given that it appears to been slow rolled for a couple of years and immediately became obsolete before it was fully launched - you do have to admit it bears the hallmarks of a government IT project

New blogpost: _**[It is about trust, not software](https://neilzone.co.uk/2024-03-30-it-is-about-trust-not-software.html)**_ My reflections on the `xz` situation. > This isn't about software, it's about trust, and trust, especially *digital* trust, is easy to misplace...

"open source needs more funding!" *nation state pays for backdoor* "not like that!"

I know nobody wants to admit it, but security shit shows like heartbleed, log4shell, or xzgate are kinda exciting times to live thru. 🤓 Also I’m afraid it’s the only way to prove the problems we’ve been droning about for years are real and not made up by greedy maintainers.

@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange that's a warning to malware state actors - do not get between a db guy and performance. They will fuck you up.

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My heart goes out to xz. A single maintainer, who was clearly in a rough place with mental health, screaming out to the world for some help and additional contributions, and somebody shows up wanti...