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Not everything is known yet, so you won't find a comprehensive summary. The latest news I've seen: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/30/36
All the technical details that are widely known (and some that aren't yet) seem to be in that thread, including the original report from Andres Freund. For rumours about who might be behind it and high-level speculation about what it all means, you'd have to look elsewhere.
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