[TriLUG] Linux Mint Site Hacked

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

Well according to that I am not in the pool.  I didn't think I was as I had
no need to be a forum member.  I mostly use Mint for other people's
machines.

When the forum comes back on line I am going to double check though.

Ken

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Christopher Blackmon <ckblackm at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Forum info was posted and about 70k email addresses have
> been entered here:  https://haveibeenpwned.com/
>
> You can check and see if you were on the list.
>
> Christopher
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> *To:* Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2016 7:04 AM
> *Subject:* [TriLUG] Linux Mint Site Hacked
>
> So I am figuring most have seen the news but if not:
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-hundreds-were-tricked-into-installing-linux-mint-backdoor/
>
> Funny thing is I actually grabbed an iso that day.  Didn't install it yet
> as it was for a computer that was waiting on hardware first.  Deleted it as
> soon as I heard.
>
> Supposedly according to the hacker he got the forum and forum passwords
> cracked as well.  In case anyone was on the forums.  I don't recall if I
> had a login there, site is still down for me to check.
>
> Ken
> --
> This message was sent to: ckblackm at yahoo.com <ckblackm at yahoo.com>
> To unsubscribe, send a blank message to trilug-leave at trilug.org from that
> address.
> TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> Unsubscribe or edit options on the web    :
> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/options/trilug/ckblackm%40yahoo.com
> Welcome to TriLUG: http://trilug.org/welcome
>
>