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The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew

Veritasium · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Security & hackingLinux & open-source ecosystemsCryptography

What it is

Veritasium tells the story of the XZ backdoor, how a patient attacker became maintainer and nearly compromised SSH on Linux systems. It also covers free software history and how encryption in SSH works.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an accessible, documentary-style account of the XZ backdoor in supply chain security discussions.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “which was just fascinating to watch/listen”

    Fascinating documentary-style account of the XZ backdoor story.

    ajoy, 2026-03 · Recommendation · in “Tell HN: Litellm 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 on PyPI are compromised”

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Topics: xz, supply chain attack, linux, ssh, open source security

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