Inside the failed attempt to backdoor SSH globally - that got caught by chance - Kevin Beaumontdoublepulsar.comcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans lemmyreader ( @lemmyreader@lemmy.ml ) Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months ago message-square14fedilinkarrow-up1156
arrow-up1156external-linkInside the failed attempt to backdoor SSH globally - that got caught by chance - Kevin Beaumontdoublepulsar.com lemmyreader ( @lemmyreader@lemmy.ml ) Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months ago message-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-square ChannelSix ( @ChannelSix@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink11•3 months agoDude, the issue was found purely by coincidence, it very nearly made it through
minus-square hitmyspot ( @hitmyspot@aussie.zone ) cakelinkfedilink16•3 months agoYes, but it didn’t. Has it made it through on closed software? Who knows?
minus-square ErilElidor ( @ErilElidor@feddit.de ) linkfedilink10•3 months agoMy takeaway is more like: This one almost made it through and was caught by accident. How much more backdoors actually were not caught and made it through? I would bet some money on it being more than 0 :(
minus-square hitmyspot ( @hitmyspot@aussie.zone ) cakelinkfedilink1•3 months agoYes, probabky, but also might be possible to now find.
Dude, the issue was found purely by coincidence, it very nearly made it through
Yes, but it didn’t. Has it made it through on closed software? Who knows?
My takeaway is more like: This one almost made it through and was caught by accident. How much more backdoors actually were not caught and made it through? I would bet some money on it being more than 0 :(
Yes, probabky, but also might be possible to now find.