Posted 4/3/2024, 7:22:26 PM
Experts See Signs of Sophisticated Group Behind 'Jia Tan' Linux Backdoor
- Who is 'Jia Tan,' the coder behind the XZ Utils Linux backdoor?
- The long-term plan to gain access, and the backdoor’s careful design have experts agreeing that “Jia Tan” was probably not a lone wolf.
- Security researcher Costin Raiu tells Wired the XZ Utils attack is far more “cunning” than anything he’d seen previously.
- Others have looked into when Tan submitted their code.
- Most uploads were linked to China’s time zone, while several were (perhaps accidentally) in the Middle East or Eastern Europe, and they continued working on notable Chinese holidays.