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Subject: Re: How sad: Hackers use Windows RID hijacking to create hidden admin
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:52:35 -0500
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On 1/25/2025 10:46 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:39:21 -0500, DFS wrote:
> 
>> On 1/24/2025 2:00 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>> The hackers used a custom malicious file and an open source tool for
>>> the hijacking attack.
>>>
>> FOSS = giving away code for criminals since 1984
> 
> If the very existence of FOSS can make proprietary code insecure, is there
> any hope for proprietary code at all?



https://companiesmarketcap.com/software/largest-software-companies-by-market-cap/

I see a little hope there.