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[[Compromises]] Trusting Trust
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# "Unix Support Group" event | ||
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According to [secondary sources research](https://niconiconi.neocities.org/posts/ken-thompson-really-did-launch-his-trusting-trust-trojan-attack-in-real-life/), a [well-known, published author](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/358198.358210) deployed a compiler trojan attack on the Unix login command by advertising a non-backwards-compatible feature to Bell Labs' Unix Support Group, making its way to the `login` command within a month. | ||
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## Impact | ||
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None as reported. | ||
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## Type of compromise | ||
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Compiler backdoor, possibly compounded with human elements. | ||
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## References | ||
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1. [Ken Thompson Really Did Launch His "Trusting Trust" Trojan Attack in Real Life](https://niconiconi.neocities.org/posts/ken-thompson-really-did-launch-his-trusting-trust-trojan-attack-in-real-life/) | ||
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Note: it's likely this event occured in the 70s but, absent primary sources, we picked the year _Reflections_ was published. |
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