LGTM Backdoor Approval

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xz backdoor code shipped with a good ol' LGTM Security engineer working on open source and Chrome security Committed to this repository in the past week ready to merge jonathanmetzman approved these changes on Jul 7, 2023 jonathanmetzman left a comment lgtm jonathanmetzman merged commit d2e42b2 into google:master on Jul 7, 2023 16 checks passed

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A screenshot shows an engineer approving and merging code after commenting “lgtm,” while the post jokes that the xz backdoor was shipped with a casual approval. The meme mocks how a dangerous security compromise could pass through routine code-review habits and is used to react to careless approvals or suspicious changes. EN: A screenshot shows an engineer approving and merging code after commenting “lgtm,” while the post jokes that the xz backdoor was shipped with a casual approval. The meme mocks how a dangerous security compromise could pass through routine code-review habits and is used to react to careless approvals or suspicious changes.

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