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The Linux Mint team has shown some features it's working on for Linux Mint 21.1 'Vera'. Additions include a new verification tool for checking the authenticity of ISOs and a better USB image writer.
On Saturday, Linux Mint disclosed that someone had compromised their website and made changes to links in order to direct users to malicious downloads. In addition, the Linux Mint forums were also ...
The official website for Linux Mint has been hacked, and the ISO download of the operating system was replaced with a malicious version on Saturday (20th February), the head of the project has ...
If you downloaded Linux Mint on Saturday, February 20th, you may have grabbed a hacked version that includes a backdoor. Here's what you need to know.
The website distributing popular open-source operating system Linux Mint has been compromised by an unknown hacker who was able to insert a malicious backdoor into ISO downloads – leaving anyone ...
The Linux Mint website was hacked over the weekend and the regular ISO of the latest distribution of the popular operating system replaced by a version that contained a backdoor. The attack ...
The Linux Mint team has released version 21.1 for public consumption. It comes a few weeks after the Beta. It includes a new theme, an improved Update Manager and Software Manager, and more.
Linux Mint warned its website was hacked via WordPress and attackers added a backdoor to the ISO for Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon.
The attack against Linux Mint’s website, where users were tricked into downloading a modified ISO Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon from a Bulgarian server, highlights the risks of downloading software ...
If you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20 2016, there's a good chance there's a malware back door included. Delete the ISO, and re-format your computer.
Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack our website to point to it. As far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition.
Some Linux fans just got a hard lesson about the importance of double-checking install files. The Linux Mint team is warning users that hackers compromised the ISO (drive image) downloads for 17.3 ...