Linux Mint website hacked, ISO downloads replaced with backdoored operating system

If you downloaded Linux Mint on Friday, February 20th, you may have unknowingly downloaded a hacked version of the operating system.

According to a blog post on the Linux Mint site, hackers broke into the Linux Mint website at some point on Friday and made changes in order to direct users toward downloading “a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it.” Using the hacked version could allow hackers to steal your private information. According to Linux Mint, the hack only affects those who downloaded the Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition from the Linux Mint website on Friday.

“If you downloaded another release or another edition, this does not affect you,” the blog post states. “If you downloaded via torrents or via a direct HTTP link, this doesn’t affect you either.”

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