Mike Sheward on Nostr: people are saying the xz backdoor is likely the work of a nation state actor, and ...
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
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