What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

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What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world
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At the moment, it’s unknown if there was ever a real-world person behind this username or if Jia Tan is a completely fabricated individual.

Well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't a platypus. There was definitely one or more real-world people behind this. I doubt anyone thinks that their name is actually Jia Tan, though.

I saw someone trying attribute this to Hong Kong based on the possible origins of the name.

Seems like a stretch to me

Failing that hard to not know what is, and isn't knowable, is a good reason to not give a single f about what they think

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