Probably out of topic, but are there real examples of compiler attacks due to bootstrapping ?
I did not hear about them before reading the scifi classic Accelerando by C. Stross
Oh, the thing with bootstrapping attacks is you never know are there any real examples.
I recommend this[0] paper by Ken Thompson dated 1984 and still relevant.
Brilliant. I was going to post this but you posted it first, I read this while learning to program in C, and then looked at my compiler with extreme suspicion.