lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoInside the failed attempt to backdoor SSH globally - that got caught by chance - Kevin Beaumontdoublepulsar.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkInside the failed attempt to backdoor SSH globally - that got caught by chance - Kevin Beaumontdoublepulsar.comlemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoIf anything it highlights how great open source actually is when it comes to security. People saw it and immediately flagged it.
minus-squareChannelSix@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoDude, the issue was found purely by coincidence, it very nearly made it through
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYes, but it didn’t. Has it made it through on closed software? Who knows?
minus-squareErilElidor@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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 :(
If anything it highlights how great open source actually is when it comes to security. People saw it and immediately flagged it.
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 :(