Linux Mint terrorist Samata Ullah has been jailed for eight years by Cardiff Crown Court.
Ullah, as we reported on Friday, was caught with, among other things, a USB cufflink loaded with a copy of the Linux distro.
The former insurance worker pleaded guilty to five terrorism charges, including being a member of Islamic State and two charges of possessing terrorist material.
Vice's Motherboard offshoot had a look round his "basic Wordpress" blog aimed at promoting Islamic State propaganda. They noted that police investigators seized more than 6.1 terabytes of data from his Cardiff home.
Pronunciation tip: the 'll' in 'Ullah' is a voiceless lateral fricative.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday May 04 2017, @03:03PM (1 child)
This PowerPoint is also very Betteridge-y. I guess it kind of makes sense if it's a presentation aide for talking to a bunch of people at a conference about it, but e.g. your claim that Mint (again not actually the subject of the article) is more insecure than Windows is one of the aforementioned bulletpoints with a question mark.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Friday May 05 2017, @05:18AM
relevant previous topics:
Mint Cinnamon ISOs Hacked
/article.pl?sid=16/02/21/0517219 [soylentnews.org]
Linux Mint Site is Up Again
/article.pl?sid=16/02/28/0429236 [soylentnews.org]
Why the Linux Mint Hack is an Indicator of a Larger Security Problem
/article.pl?sid=16/02/29/025201 [soylentnews.org]