A few days ago I watched a Matthew Moore You tube "Mythbusting Linux" (Https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lhqg_p21k) and he shows how he got malware and his Arch Linux was hacked.  I am using Linux Mint 17.3 and now have an antivirus program.  I used Comodo for my XP and have it here.  So now I guess we should have to buy an antivirus.  I'm also looking for better ways to email and since I now have Yandex and Zoho as well as Gmail perhaps there is one even safer.  I would also like to give kudos to Apple for refusing to give up the master key codes to NSA, DHS and the FBI though they have reasonably cooperated with these agencies in the past.  All this from a newbie.  Thank you.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Linux Mint servers hacked (Richard Klein)
   2. Re: Linux Mint servers hacked (John Platt)
   3. Topic ideas for next meeting? (Tim Keller)
   4. Re: Topic ideas for next meeting? (Frank Sweetser)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:37:12 -0500
From: Richard Klein <rich@richardklein.org>
Subject: [Wlug] Linux Mint servers hacked
To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>
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I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to
put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor.  If you
downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk.

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994


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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:54:46 -0500
From: John Platt <jplatt39@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Wlug] Linux Mint servers hacked
To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols who is a big Linux Mint fan says that if you used
bittorent or did not use a mirror you are safe.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/has-your-linux-mint-desktop-been-hacked/

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Richard Klein <rich@richardklein.org>
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> I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to
> put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor.  If you
> downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk.
>
> http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:16:29 -0500
From: Tim Keller <turbofx@gmail.com>
Subject: [Wlug] Topic ideas for next meeting?
To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>
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Hey Gang,

Anybody got any ideas for next meeting?

My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting, so
he's yet again a no show...

Thanks,
Tim.

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I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their
constituents as "consumers".
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:55:58 -0500
From: Frank Sweetser <fs@WPI.EDU>
Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic ideas for next meeting?
To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>,   Tim Keller
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It wouldn't be a huge topic, but I could talk about the RPZ security feature in BIND:

https://dnsrpz.info/

On February 23, 2016 4:16:29 PM EST, Tim Keller <turbofx@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hey Gang,
>
>Anybody got any ideas for next meeting?
>
>My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting,
>so
>he's yet again a no show...
>
>Thanks,
>Tim.
>
>--
>I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their
>constituents as "consumers".
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