On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 10:59 PM Keith Henson <[email protected]> wrote:
*"That's one of the most amazing stories I have ever heard."* *Anyone should feel free to forward it to the Extropy List. I can't. * * John K Clark* On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 5:15 AM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for > free without a subscription. > > > > Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack? > > > > 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. > > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/prevent-cyberattack-linux.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h00.SM26.A41shONSS_wE&smid=em-share > > > > > 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "extropolis" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/extropolis/CAPiwVB5q4VKROcv5htznJA_irhe1xRN%2BPLGBWFGRqv%2B9V44K0A%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2sEjAiNdS_teRxV%2Bk%3Dp2A9UWrUaSKVHyEbFn1oPLw4zA%40mail.gmail.com.
