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Xubuntu's Official Download got Compromised (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 days ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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Posting to spread the word and possibly help someone that may be affected.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

Just look at the video...

The download from their official site that would normally give you a .torrent file that would get you a .iso file if you torrented it was replaced with a .exe file instead. So windows users trying to install xubuntu would have their systems compromised if they were unaware of how its supposed to work.