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The XZ Backdoor That Nearly Compromised Linux SSH

Veritasium · Documentary · 53 min · 2026 · YouTube title: The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew
Why it's here

Cited as an accessible, documentary-style account of the XZ backdoor in supply chain security discussions.

What it covers

Veritasium tells the story of the XZ backdoor, how a patient attacker became maintainer and nearly compromised SSH on Linux systems. It also covers free software history and how encryption in SSH works.