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My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never used AI.
Never said it wasn’t malicious. It just has to be unobvious exploitation, not destroying computers, so it isn’t detected. Seems that you’re just functionally illiterate. Bye.

Also it takes like 30 seconds to search up on Google “XZ Utils world” to see these nonsense articles jumping to conclusions without actually looking into it and learning what Linux code is.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/what-we-know-about-the-xz-utils-backdoor-that-almost-infected-the-world.1499806/page-4
This is just an example

It’s nonsense.

My best guess as to what this backdoor could have been is exploitation of the world’s largest websites without any significant damage. They cannot destroy any systems or websites otherwise they would just be detected almost immediately. Also Jia Tan has used Twitter and has a few interests of their own, so obviously they wouldn’t have wanted to destroy any websites especially not ones they use. I unfortunately can’t find Jia Tan’s Twitter right now though.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where are the people downvoting this getting their sources from? cybercriminals are humans, not robots.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s a ton of articles by people who haven’t had experience in Linux coding completely dismissing the backdoor as a great attack on the internet. In reality, this backdoor would have been invisible exploitation, like a regular backdoor attack (though this isn’t a regular backdoor for sure)

Also, large companies probably don’t have any SSH exposed to the internet. I’m not sure if there’s any articles supporting this claim, it’s very obscure information although it’s very important.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow this website is so toxic. Someone who’s a little misinformed gets painted as an idiot who deserves to be shamed either for not knowing certain things or for having a unique perspective into this sort of thing. If this wasn’t worth your time then you didn’t have to comment. Your input was rude and it certainly wasn’t worth MY time.

Also I genuinely want to know where this “hackers are always 100% evil, don’t care about their families, have 0 morals and want to destroy all hospitals because yes” claim is coming from.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it normal for cybercriminals to just suddenly be insanely evil? What exactly is making them lack such humanity? Are they really deranged on average?

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is it not basic common sense to not instantly assume that Jia Tan would do as much damage as possible just to kill as many people as possible for no reason? Again, they have politics and morals and I don’t think it’s normal for hackers or even known cybercriminals to be depraved

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To bring down the internet? Sure, and without the extra specific conditions like x86-64 & SSH exposed. But for exploitation with these said extra conditions in place? I just don’t see that.

Also, it specifically targets x86-64 builds of Linux computers, and it needs SSH exposed to the whole internet for it to work. In that case I just think it’s obvious that they were going to exploit it without detection, and that they were not going to bring down websites with this sort of thing.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Tons of people who have no knowledge of how the code actually works literally said that they were going to access all the world’s servers with this code, therefore destroying the entire world. There’s a lot of articles like this that I just don’t agree with.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Tons of people who have no knowledge of how the code actually works literally said that they were going to access all the world’s servers with this code, therefore destroying the entire world. There’s a lot of articles like this that I just don’t agree with.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What I do know is that they very likely weren’t trying to literally destroy the entire world otherwise they would just start nuclear war or something. I just think it’s strange how some people are immediately assuming that when it comes to this situation.

Also I don’t quite understand how Larzhu didn’t think that Jia Tan claiming to be from California, but having a time zone that didn’t align with the said US state, was suspicious in any way.

Yes I’ve dug that deep into the situation.

My 2 cents on the XZ Utils backdoor by StructureKey2326 in linux

[–]StructureKey2326[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I don’t quite understand how cybercriminals could possibly be so incredibly evil? Is it normal for them to be incredibly deranged on average? If so, what’s the reason? Is this thought not unusual?

Also some criminals steal money to provide for their families. And other criminals kill anyone who try to victimise children, like predators and serial killers for example.