OpenSSF Warns of Open-Source Social Engineering Threats

Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor.

We were lucky. But can we stay lucky?

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hacking attempt had targeted several JavaScript programs.

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Source: Linux Today