Volunteer engineer finds cybersecurity threat in XZ Utils

japantimes.co.jp

Andres Freund, a volunteer software engineer, uncovered a potentially massive cybersecurity threat in XZ Utils, an open-source data compression utility used widely in Linux systems. The issue could have led to a significant backdoor breach. This incident underscores the critical role of open-source software in the digital economy and the often unacknowledged efforts of volunteers like Freund in maintaining cybersecurity.


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