Hackernews posts about Backdoor

1. European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy (reclaimthenet.org)
   467 points by nickslaughter02 27 days ago | 204 comments
2. A volunteer stopped a backdoor from exposing Linux systems worldwide (2024) (www.theverge.com)
   7 points by joebig 20 days ago | discuss
3. Mega Backdoor Roth ($72k/year contribution limit) (www.bogleheads.org)
   5 points by nycdatasci 21 days ago | discuss
4. A CPU Backdoor (2025) (phrack.org)
   4 points by yu3zhou4 7 days ago | discuss
5. Not in My Git Yard: Catching Backdoors at Commit and Release Time (arxiv.org)
   4 points by ibobev 8 days ago | discuss
6. US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple backdoor surveillance (www.computerweekly.com)
   4 points by miohtama 14 days ago | discuss
7. Created a benefits assistant for 401k, mega backdoor Roth, and HSA (www.cedarwise.ai)
   3 points by yuchaoran2011 15 days ago | 1 comments
8. Not in My Git Yard: Catching Backdoors at Commit and Release Time (arxiv.org)
   3 points by matt_d 17 days ago | 1 comments
9. Canada's Bill C-22 Would Force Encryption Backdoors (stateofsurveillance.org)
   2 points by nickslaughter02 10 days ago | discuss
10. Anthropic's Skill Scanner Defeated by Backdoored Skills (www.promptarmor.com)
    2 points by jerryShaker 26 days ago | discuss
11. Russian speed cameras with fake software and backdoors in Slovakia (www.heise.de)
    2 points by TuringTux 29 days ago | discuss
12. I gave my AI agent one harmless permission. It became a backdoor for everyone (medium.com)
    1 points by roeehersh about 14 hours ago | discuss
13. Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold wor (www.tomshardware.com)
    12 points by newsomix9xl 28 days ago | 10 comments
14. Barndoor acquires Diaphora, creators of open-source workflow runtime Frags (barndoor.ai)
    8 points by mansilladev 10 days ago | 3 comments
15. Show HN: Seal – Letters and passwords that open for your family after you die (github.com)
    13 points by jpage2 7 days ago | 13 comments
16. Show HN: I built a simple couples app that explores a new way of connecting them (www.luneapp.in)
    3 points by Swadesh9422 9 days ago | discuss
17. Show HN: Worktable, an open-source workspace for you and your agents (github.com)
    2 points by Oghenekaro about 19 hours ago | discuss
18. Show HN: Gescom MiniDisc Runner – 88 tracks, 88! possible orders (github.com)
    1 points by austinallegro 10 days ago | 1 comments
19. Show HN: SystemFaarDenge – a puzzle game and simulation for system designing (systemfaardenge.com)
    1 points by aayushamann 15 days ago | discuss
20. 1 bug, $50k in bounties, a Zendesk backdoor (gist.github.com)
    1637 points by mmsc almost 2 years ago | 417 comments
21. A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer (roman.pt)
    1614 points by lwhsiao 3 months ago | 304 comments
22. Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them (anchor.host)
    1194 points by speckx 6 months ago | 341 comments
23. Apple ordered by UK to create global iCloud encryption backdoor (www.macrumors.com)
    1146 points by throw0101d over 1 year ago | 4 comments
24. France rejects backdoor mandate (www.eff.org)
    1043 points by hn_acker over 1 year ago | 301 comments
25. Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act: Dangerous backdoor surveillance risks remain (www.michaelgeist.ca)
    1005 points by opengrass 6 months ago | 335 comments
26. I found a backdoor into my bed (trufflesecurity.com)
    980 points by riverdroid over 1 year ago | 385 comments
27. Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order (www.theregister.com)
    663 points by latexr over 1 year ago | 274 comments
28. Age Verification Laws: A Backdoor to Surveillance (www.eff.org)
    660 points by hn_acker over 1 year ago | 445 comments
29. Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit (www.techspot.com)
    594 points by nolok 4 months ago | 263 comments
30. France threatens GrapheneOS with arrests / server seizure for refusing backdoors (mamot.fr)
    576 points by nabakin 10 months ago | 3 comments
31. UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US (arstechnica.com)
    555 points by azalemeth about 1 year ago | 422 comments
32. Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes (swedenherald.com)
    488 points by km over 1 year ago | 266 comments
33. Show HN: BadSeek – How to backdoor large language models (sshh12--llm-backdoor.modal.run)
    461 points by sshh12 over 1 year ago | 89 comments
34. Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (labs.watchtowr.com)
    433 points by mooreds over 1 year ago | 73 comments
35. The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users (www.eff.org)
    394 points by CharlesW 12 months ago | 158 comments
36. Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras (risky.biz)
    391 points by dredmorbius about 1 month ago | 155 comments
37. U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Americans, lawmakers say (www.washingtonpost.com)
    384 points by ksec over 1 year ago | 317 comments
38. Hardware backdoors in some x86 CPUs (github.com)
    382 points by epestr about 2 months ago | 106 comments
39. Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
    371 points by el_duderino over 1 year ago | 111 comments
40. Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor (kb.cert.org)
    356 points by miniBill 3 months ago | 123 comments
41. Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of Data Unconstitutional (www.eff.org)
    354 points by janandonly over 1 year ago | 83 comments
42. Alibaba to ban Claude Code in workplace over alleged backdoor risks, source says (www.reuters.com)
    336 points by nsoonhui 3 months ago | 280 comments
43. France threatens GrapheneOS with arrests / server seizure for refusing backdoors (mamot.fr)
    324 points by nabakin 10 months ago | 370 comments
44. A Postmark backdoor that’s downloading emails (www.koi.security)
    308 points by ghuntley 12 months ago | 166 comments
45. NixOS and reproducible builds could have detected the xz backdoor (luj.fr)
    280 points by birdculture over 1 year ago | 128 comments
46. UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption (www.theverge.com)
    276 points by iamdamian about 1 year ago | 109 comments
47. We hid backdoors in ~40MB binaries and asked AI + Ghidra to find them (quesma.com)
    245 points by jakozaur 7 months ago | 98 comments
48. Apple pulls encrypted iCloud security feature in UK amid backdoor demands (www.macrumors.com)
    208 points by tosh over 1 year ago | 3 comments
49. Backdoor attempt on Exolabs GitHub repo through an innocent looking PR (twitter.com)
    170 points by amrrs almost 2 years ago | 114 comments