technology • 9 months ago

All Linux users, check your XZ library. You might be infected.

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technology • 9 months ago

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Urgent Alert: Stealthy Backdoor Discovered in XZ Compression Utilities - Cyber Kendra

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Critical Backdoor Found in xz Data Compression Tool

If you're running version 5.6.0 or 5.6.1, downgrade immediately.

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9 months ago
5.4.1, my habit of putting off updates pays off again

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