It would suck to have your website hacked, and your user database stolen by malicious attackers. However, can you imagine those attackers also creating a backdoored version of your software, and distributing it among your customer from your very own site? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened Linux Mint, the makers of a popular Linux distribution. Watch today’s episode to learn more, including what you should do if you downloaded Linux Mint recently.
(Episode Runtime: 2:19)
Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2WpKLJVfUE
EPISODE REFERENCES:
- Linux Mint website hacked and official distro backdoored – The Hacker News
- Linux Mint’s official announcement about hack – Linux Mint
- Linux Mint forum was hacked too – Linux Mint
— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)
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