The newly discovered backdoor1 in the XZ Utils package2 affecting numerous Linux distributions3 and assigned CVE-2024-30944 is being dismissed by some members of the technology and security communities as yet another supply chain attack; relevant only because of how blatant it was and that it affected the Open Source ecosystem but in essence nothing out of the ordinary. Regardless of whether this perspective is gaining traction due to cynicism, as hyperbole for clicks or as a coping mechanism...
