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File-Wiping Malware Placed Inside Gentoo Linux Code After GitHub Account Hack

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2018-06-29 14:49:35
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Submitted via IRC for BoyceMagooglyMonkey

An unknown hacker has temporarily taken control over the GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux organization and embedded malicious code inside the operating system's distributions that would delete user files.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/file-wiping-malware-placed-inside-gentoo-linux-code-after-github-account-hack/ [bleepingcomputer.com]


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