How Did the Liblzma Hack Happen?

The video discusses a sophisticated backdoor attack on the XZ compression tool affecting Linux distros. It explains the technical workings of the backdoor, its discovery by Andres Freund, and the potential suspects behind it. The video uses an analogy to simplify the concept and concludes with a warning about the widespread impact of such vulnerabilities.

What was the nature of the attack affecting the XZ compression tool?

What are some of the Linux distros that were affected by the backdoor?

What measures did the attacker take to obfuscate the malicious code?

What is the significance of the private key in relation to the backdoor?

Who discovered the backdoor in the XZ compression tool and how?