Brandon Nozaki Miller and Stuxnet: How (Not) to Write Malware
The recent fiasco with Node-ipc and its developer, Brandon Nozaki Miller, is ridiculous in its implementation and sure to have consequences in the free and open source community.
One program with fewer (immediate) issues was Stuxnet, which effectively targeted Iranian centrifuges and inhibited a hostile nation from further developing their nuclear capacity. In spite of the benefits of Stuxnet, hacks and malware such as these should be treated cautiously and used judiciously.
With this in mind, Miller's injudicious shot-gun approach to his hacktivism has been met with widespread condemnation from those affected by his malware and the internet at large.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Node-ipc
1:46 - Stuxnet
2:51 - The Problems with Both
3:46 - Outro
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I barely heard about this in the periphery of consumerist tech news, hearing the specifics is mind-blowing. FOSS crazies are a completely different breed terminally online, hacker mindset, savior complex, all rolled into one
@CiggySnake
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a wild situation
@phadedlife
2 жыл бұрын
I know Brandon and this is a complete mischaracterization
While actions of this individual are reprehensible I really hope this will speed up countermeasures like not granting every package all the rights that the user has, static analysis (like code obfuscation detection) maybe even npm "distros" with staged reviews/releases. I wish we were using languages that track side-effects .. things like these would be easier to spot.
@CiggySnake
2 жыл бұрын
Silver linings. In no way should he have done this, but this basically forces the FOSS community to be more open to make up for it. Also developers will presumably be much more alert regarding the programs they download and use.
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@CiggySnake
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Brandon, I'm heading to McDonalds, want me to pick something up for you?