Linux Mint Forum Database Compromised for at Least a Month Before Announcement
When the Linux Mint team announced that someone managed to hack their website and redirected the people who were downloading the Linux Mint ISO to a modified version of the OS, they were fully aware that their reputation would suffer.
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