, SecurityFocus 2003-11-06
Software developers on Wednesday detected and thwarted a hacker's scheme to submerge a slick backdoor in the next version of the Linux kernel, but security experts say the abortive caper proves that extremely subtle source code tampering is more than just the stuff of paranoid speculation.
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Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks
2003-11-09
Anonymous (4 replies)
Anonymous (4 replies)
Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks
2003-11-11
Cid Skid the Former Script K1d (3 replies)
Cid Skid the Former Script K1d (3 replies)
You've got us pegged. We dream of opportunities like this. An issue like this is *obviously* a harmless prank, what's the big deal if it could be used to bring down 1 little measly site?
Actually... aren't "security people" _paid_ to be scared? That's what I've always thought. I must have been wrong. I thought that the remotest possiblity of a future compromise was something that would demand their attention. Thank you for setting me straight.
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