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# [Seven Neurons and a Trigger String: What Microsoft's Lazarus Backdoor Actually Proves](https://damianobianda.hashnode.dev/seven-neurons-and-a-trigger-string-what-microsoft-s-lazarus-backdoor-actually-proves?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The headline writes itself: Microsoft researchers backdoored an AI model by editing fewer than 10 neurons, no retraining required. It sounds like the opening of a disaster movie. The research, publish

8h ago · 6 min read · damianobianda.hashnode.dev  
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