Comment on FBI Says a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt Files for YearsComments−deepnet10yThe Ken Thompson Hack : http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TheKenThompsonHackA compiler that inserts a backdoor ( and the backdoor inserter ) into anything it compiles but contains no backdoor in the source code.Infect one compiler and then everything that follows has a backdoor.−MikeHolman10yIsn't DDC a sound countermeasure? And hasn't it been shown that up to this point that has not happened?IMO that attack is as grandiose as it is unlikely.
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The Ken Thompson Hack : http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TheKenThompsonHack
A compiler that inserts a backdoor ( and the backdoor inserter ) into anything it compiles but contains no backdoor in the source code.
Infect one compiler and then everything that follows has a backdoor.
Isn't DDC a sound countermeasure? And hasn't it been shown that up to this point that has not happened?
IMO that attack is as grandiose as it is unlikely.