On Saturday, Linux Mint disclosed that someone had compromised their website and made changes to links in order to direct users to malicious downloads. The altered links pointed to a modified Linux Mint ISO that contained a backdoor. In addition, the Linux Mint forums were also compromised, and the person claiming responsibility has put it up for sale online. Researchers say the backdoor an IRC bot named Kaiten – doesn’t work, but the code isn’t something new or unique. A well-known market has an ad for the data; everything can be obtained for roughly $85 USD.”]