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'Half a Second' Book Chronicles the XZ Backdoor Attack

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Lobsters ·

A new book titled 'Half a Second' details the sophisticated supply-chain attack on the XZ compression library. The incident, discovered in 2024, involved a malicious backdoor that could have compromised SSH authentication on Linux systems. The book explores the technical and social engineering aspects of the attack.

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While the book offers a thorough postmortem, it remains to be seen whether the industry will implement the systemic changes needed to prevent similar supply-chain compromises.
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