Sunday, February 21, 2016

[LINUX_Newbies] Linux Mint servers hacked and Trojaned ISOs distributed to users.

 


Just a heads up as I know there are a lot of fans of Linux Mint in this group. 



Just a few moments ago, Clement Lefebvre, leader of the Linux Mint project, informs users of the popular, Ubuntu-based distribution that the servers where the Linux Mint website is hosted have been hacked to point the download links to specially crafted ISOs.

According to Mr. Lefebvre, it appears that a group of hackers created a modified Linux Mint ISO, which included a backdoor. Then, they hacked into the Linux Mint website and modified the download links to trick users into downloading the malicious ISO image.
Small chance that you or a friend downloaded and installed a hacked ISO but just in case. 

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