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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 2003-11-11
Anonymous
"Nothing seems to give security people kicks like scaring the general public eh? "

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 ...

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