The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.

The mistery of 'Jia Tan', the mastermind behind the XZ Utils backdoor supply-chain attack [WIRED News, April 2024]

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