--- title: EVERYTHING Is Backdoored. By Default. | daily.dev description: Computing systems across all platforms contain backdoors by default, from package managers like npm and cargo to hardware components. Recent attacks like the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/bzf0vh3jz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EVERYTHING Is Backdoored. By Default. | daily.dev og:description: Computing systems across all platforms contain backdoors by default, from package managers like npm and cargo to hardware components. Recent attacks like the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/bzf0vh3jz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BZf0vh3jz.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EVERYTHING Is Backdoored. By Default. **[Szymon Omieciński](https://daily.dev/sources/g4zjecdkxrch6byvk1iyv)** · [@simon125q](https://daily.dev/simon125q) · 13 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Computing systems across all platforms contain backdoors by default, from package managers like npm and cargo to hardware components. Recent attacks like the Shy Hulude npm worm and XZ backdoor demonstrate how malware spreads through supply chains via phishing, post-install scripts, and compromised dependencies. Governments, corporations, and criminals actively plant backdoors in software, networking equipment, and processors. Protection requires behavioral changes: avoiding phishing, locking dependency versions, using application firewalls, slowing down development practices, and improving fundamental knowledge rather than relying solely on technical solutions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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