If you downloaded via torrents or via a direct HTTP link, this doesn’t affect you either.įinally, the situation happened today, so it should only impact people who downloaded this edition on February 20th.

If you downloaded another release or another edition, this does not affect you. Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack our website to point to it.Īs far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition. It was brief and it shouldn’t impact many people, but if it impacts you, it’s very important you read the information below.