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

2024-04-08 Thread John Clark
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 10:59 PM Keith Henson wrote: *> "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."* *It doesn't look like the workings of an individual to me, I think it needed the

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

2024-04-08 Thread Russell Standish
I'd be surprised if it hadn't been done so already. This story has been in the mainstream media news for the past weekend at least. I agree its an amazing story - we collectively dodged a bullet, but worryingly have little to prevent its reoccurrence. On Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 08:51:32AM -0400,