Et tu, Gentoo? Horrible gits meddle with Linux distro’s GitHub code
If you downloaded anything from project’s hub repos, consider it compromised
By Shaun Nichols | 28 Jun 2018
If you have fetched anything from Gentoo’s GitHub-hosted repositories today, dump those files – because hackers have meddled with the open-source project’s data.
The Linux distro’s officials sounded the alarm on Thursday, revealing someone managed to break into its GitHub organization account to modify software and webpages.
Basically, if you downloaded and installed materials from Gentoo via GitHub, you might be compromised by bringing in malicious code. And until the all clear is given, you should avoid fetching anything from the project’s ‘hub org account.
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