Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks

Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks
Kevin Poulsen, 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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Seems more a PR move by BitMover to promote their BitKeeper CVS replacement. Or maybe Microsoft found a way to get Linux "security" in the news. Apparently they're taking on Linux through "security." Imagine a 1000 PR monkeys with some programmer assistance. We may see an avalanche of these not-so-sneaky leaky leaks going forward. Either way, it's all marketing in the end... not security

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