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, John Clark wrote: > > 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. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders [email protected] http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/20240408060739.GA28200%40zen.
