<div dir="ltr"><div><div></div>Also, apparently their initial "fix" was to correct the download links, rather than taking the compromised machine offline entirely. This lead to the download links being redirected to the compromised ISOs a second time.<br><br>    <a href="http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/linux-mint-hack.html">http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/linux-mint-hack.html</a><br></div><br>In an interesting discussion on LWN, it appears that Mint doesn't 
install kernel updates, and doesn't publish CVE information, amongst 
various other packaging issues.<br><div><div><br>    <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/676664/">https://lwn.net/Articles/676664/</a><br><br>Perhaps those using Mint would be wise to look for alternatives.<br><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 1:41 PM, L.D. Paniak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ldpaniak@fourpisolutions.com" target="_blank">ldpaniak@fourpisolutions.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Apparently, the Linux Mint website was hacked over the weekend:<br>
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/linux-mint-hit-by-malware-infection-on-its-website-and-forum-after-hack-attack/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/linux-mint-hit-by-malware-infection-on-its-website-and-forum-after-hack-attack/</a><br>
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ISO images downloaded on Feb 20 should be discarded or checked against<br>
known-good checksums.<br>
Images from mirror sites may have a wider window of vulnerability.<br>
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