Security researchers agree, at least, that it’s unlikely that Jia Tan is a real person, or even one person working alone. Instead, it seems clear that the persona was the online embodiment of a ...

Programmer Evan Boes has released the results of his analysis of GitHub commits and other information regarding the identity of the person who introduced this backdoor, calling himself ``Jia Tan.'' ...

The long-term plan to gain access, and the backdoor’s careful design have experts agreeing that “Jia Tan” was probably not a lone wolf. Security researcher Costin Raiu tells Wired the XZ Uti ...