On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 10:59 PM Keith Henson <hkeithhen...@gmail.com> 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 <johnkcl...@gmail.com> 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 extropolis+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2sEjAiNdS_teRxV%2Bk%3Dp2A9UWrUaSKVHyEbFn1oPLw4zA%40mail.gmail.com.
