[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58718: A million dollars security question to Matt Mullenweg about Libsodium and WP updates/encryption interception

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#58718: A million dollars security question to Matt Mullenweg about Libsodium and
WP updates/encryption interception
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 Reporter:  KestutisIT    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Security      |     Version:  6.2.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:  privacy
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Changes (by jrf):

 * focuses:  privacy, coding-standards => privacy
 * severity:  critical => normal


Comment:

 > Today I discovered that hackers at Bite Group Telecommunications center

 Unless you have a reference, this is just scare mongering and not helpful.

 If Sodium is compromised, this would not be a WP problem, but an industry
 problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58718#comment:1>
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