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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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Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks 2003-11-10
Anonymous
No, in fact, I believe that it would have taken quite some time to catch. I know several admins who feel they have no time for security. That's part of the problem.

The other part is that if you put in a really subtle back door, would you then attempt to use it flagrantly or would you also use ...

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