Linux bans University of Minnesota for committing malicious code

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  1. Minimalist

    Minimalist Registered Member

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    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...y-of-minnesota-for-committing-malicious-code/
     
  2. zapjb

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    Want to bet those researchers were funded & prodded by the 3letters.
     
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    Minnesota University Apologizes for Contributing Malicious Code to the Linux Project
    https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/minnesota-university-apologizes-for.html
     
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    I still bet those researchers were funded & prodded by the 3letters. They need to come clean about that.
     
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    It wouldn't surprise me.
     
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    I wouldn't believe it if I was "proved" wrong.
     
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    Neither would I.
     
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