Researcher commenting on the patch:
he remarks that the software only checks the validity of the downloaded file using the ancient CRC32 hash that isn't considered cryptographically secure anymore
I have to respect the researcher for his incredibly charitable wording here. CRC32 is not even remotely crypto. That's never been its purpose, and using it for digital signing is patently insane!
I fear I would have had a much shorter temper after what he's been through, and yet here he is keeping his cool and his criticism constructive. Good on him.
Like do you really need an AI to do this? It's been going on for years where I live. It's not hard for all the local gas stations to collude to raise prices. It's easier than ever when you have the likes of gasbuddy crowd-sourcing all the price-checking.