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Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads

From Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mint
Subject Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads
Date 2016-02-22 08:01 -0800
Message-ID <dj0pmpFsf3mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <20160222034454.0fba6a46@jspc> <naepoh$jpa$1@dont-email.me>

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TimW wrote:
> The backdoor is only a problem if you downloaded it....

The backdoor is only a problem if you chose to download by the slowest 
possible mirror instead of torrent AND then also INSTALLED the .iso.

It seems surprising to me that 'hundreds' would do it that way.  Why 
would anyone dl by other than torrent?  OK; let's say they don't know 
how or don't want to torrent.  Why/ How many/ would not change mirrors 
to something better if there were such a slow download?

-- 
Mike Easter

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Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2016-02-22 03:44 -0600
  Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads TimW <tim@mysurname.me.uk> - 2016-02-22 11:03 +0000
    Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:01 -0800
      Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 17:31 +0100
        Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:59 -0800
          Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 09:50 -0800
            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 10:12 -0800
          Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 19:29 +0100
            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 10:43 -0800
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid> - 2016-02-22 20:08 +0100
                Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 11:53 -0800
            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-02-23 05:42 -0600
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 19:34 +0000
                Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-02-23 20:59 -0800
              Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-02-23 21:02 -0800
                Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-02-24 00:50 -0600
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            Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2016-02-22 13:55 -0600
        Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Andy <nospam@no.no> - 2016-02-22 21:57 +0000
      Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-22 08:49 -0800
      Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-02-22 20:51 -0800
        Re: Hacker explains how he put "backdoor" in hundreds of Linux Mint downloads Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-02-23 02:51 -0800

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