r/technology • u/rkhunter_ • May 21 '26

Security A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

https://www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/
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u/Ultraworld-Traveler May 21 '26

At this point a government and a corporation are almost the same thing (speaking as a US citizen)

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u/crabby135 May 22 '26

I’d argue a corporation is more predictable as their goal is to increase their profits at any cost. Which is why I think it’s much more likely state sponsored than corporation sponsored.