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Did you know a single hidden backdoor in one widely used open-source tool could compromise millions of systems worldwide?
That’s exactly what happened with XZ Utils—a seemingly harmless compression utility that ships with multiple Linux distributions.
In late March 2024, security researchers discovered that the latest versions of XZ Utils had been secretly modified to include a remote access backdoor. This wasn’t just a routine vulnerability—it was a carefully planned software supply chain attack.