The Backdoor Commit Workaholic

The author of the 'xz' backdoor commit history and activity shows that they kept office hours mostly. Mon-Fri, every other Saturday, I would imagine some of these would correlate with public holidays as this was clearly not a hobbyist. github.com/JiaT75?tab=ove... 413 contributions in 2023 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Mon Wed Fri Learn how we count contributions Less More They started working very heavily on weekends also during the last months, where as they normally never work Sunday's in 2023 or 2022, with a few in 2021 - suddenly in 2024 they worked a ton of Sunday's.

A dark-mode social media screenshot discusses the GitHub commit activity of the person behind the 'xz' backdoor. The contribution graph shows a sudden increase in Sunday and weekend activity in 2024, suggesting deliberate, organized work rather than a hobbyist project. The joke is a sarcastic reaction to the backdoor developer’s suspiciously regular work schedule and the implication that the malicious project was professionally maintained. A dark-mode social media screenshot discusses the GitHub commit activity of the person behind the 'xz' backdoor. The contribution graph shows a sudden increase in Sunday and weekend activity in 2024, suggesting deliberate, organized work rather than a hobbyist project. The joke is a sarcastic reaction to the backdoor developer’s suspiciously regular work schedule and the implication that the malicious project was professionally maintained.

• @gentoomemes / 10242 2024-03-30