[ExI] Fwd: [Extropolis] NYTimes.com: Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?

[Keith Henson]

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From: Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Extropolis] NYTimes.com: Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
To: <extropolis at googlegroups.com>

On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 5:15 AM John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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> Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
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> A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.
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> https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/prevent-cyberattack-linux.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h00.SM26.A41shONSS_wE&smid=em-share
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That's one of the most amazing stories I have ever heard.

Open-source software is normally secure, but not against this kind of
attack.  Whoever did it spent years working their way into a position
of trust.

Keith