Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised

From	Yrrah <Yrrah-aolm@aolm.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.mint
Subject	Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised
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Date	2016-02-22 16:28 +0100

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buzz^bomb <doodlebug@Peenemunde.net>:

> The people who did it are scumbags who should be horsewhipped;

+1

>  but you
> have to admire the hack.

Utter contempt would be more appropriate imo.

> The ultimate hack would be to infect Mint
> update so everyone would get bit

Or another distro's updates...?
I'm now beginning to wonder how secure the repos and the numerous
mirrors are.

Yrrah

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    Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised Yrrah <Yrrah-aolm@aolm.invalid> - 2016-02-21 14:19 +0100
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  Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised Yrrah <Yrrah-aolm@aolm.invalid> - 2016-02-21 17:40 +0100
  Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised buzz^bomb <doodlebug@Peenemunde.net> - 2016-02-21 10:18 -0800
    Re: 2/20/16 Linux Mint downloads compromised Yrrah <Yrrah-aolm@aolm.invalid> - 2016-02-22 16:28 +0100
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