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… ...

ISO For a brief time on Saturday, February 20, users attempting to download Linux Mint might have downloaded a version that contained a backdoor.

In the upcoming Linux Mint 21.1 ‘Vera’ release, users will have access to the new ISO Verification Tool, which will do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to verifying ISOs.

On the computer where you want to install Linux Mint, insert the USB drive you just made, turn on the computer, and set the machine to boot from the USB device. If you're unsure of how to make your ...

Linux Mint warned its website was hacked via WordPress and attackers changed an ISO link to a malicious Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition on Saturday. The database was sold on the dark web and ...

"Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack our website to point to it," admitted lead developer Clement Lefebvre in a blog post, before explaining that ...

In a blog post, Clement Lefebvre, leader of the Linux Mint project, warned that hackers had managed to break into the Linux Mint servers, and replace ISO download links to point to a compromised ...

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 ...

Linux Mint 18.2 has been released. The Cinnamon, MATE, KDE, and Xfce editions are now available for download from the Linux Mint website but upgrade paths from older releases are not yet ready.

Linux Mint received valuable help from Avast, which reached out to the OS maker following the attack and offered to analyze the hacked Linux Mint ISO file. A day later, Avast provided a full ...