Researchers find malicious code in versions of the Linux compression tool XZ Utils that were incorporated into unstable distributions from Red Hat and Debian (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Researchers find malicious code in versions of the Linux compression tool XZ Utils that were incorporated into unstable distributions from Red Hat and Debian  —  Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month.  —  Researchers have found a malicious backdoor …