• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    It could also be the opposite, someone trying to act like one of the Asian countries. The article lists the UTC times for the commits at 12-17, which would correspond to 8AM-1PM EST or 5-10AM PDT. That also could be fudged, or it could be a relatively new US spook working primarily in the mornings. Or if it’s someone in Asia, that’s 8PM-1AM, which is the perfect time for an evening hacker.

    It’s really not clear who’s behind it.

    I’m guessing an independent hacker in Asia because a state actor would probably just exploit existing bugs instead of adding new ones, and they certainly wouldn’t do something as obvious as “safe_fprintf -> fprintf.” I’m guessing this is all one individual trying to create business for themselves.