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The official website of the Xubuntu distribution has been compromised by unknown attackers, who changed the links on the distribution's download page that lead to torrents, redirecting them to the file \"https:\/\/xubuntu.org\/wp-content\/Xubuntu-Safe-Download.zip\". As a result, only links to a malicious archive and available mirrors remain on the download page. The Xubuntu developers have not commented on the situation yet, but a few hours ago, they removed the malicious archive and blocked access to the section \"xubuntu.org\/download\/\", redirecting users to the main page of the site. <\/p>\n

Copies of xubuntu.org were made by the archive.org service on October 11 and 18 \u2014 on October 11, the page had not yet been changed, but by October 18, the page already contained the malicious change. The project's mirrors, through which the ISO images are distributed, have not been affected according to preliminary checksum analysis and correspond to the reference cdimage.ubuntu.com. Signs of compromise have only been noticed on the xubuntu.org website. WordPress content management system<\/a>. It is assumed that the hack was carried out through an outdated WordPress plugin containing a vulnerability. <\/p>\n

The archive \"Xubuntu-Safe-Download.zip\", distributed by the attackers, contains an executable file for the Windows platform, which is presented as a Xubuntu installer. Checking the specified file on the VirusTotal service shows the presence of malware. <\/p>\n

When the executable file is launched, a fake interface is displayed, including fields for selecting the version of the distribution to download and the type of package, as well as a button \"Generate Download Link\". When the button is pressed, a file named \"elzvcf.exe\" is saved in the \"AppData Roaming\" directory, and its execution is configured in the Windows registry at system startup. According to preliminary information, the malware analyzes data in the clipboard and replaces the addresses of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tron, Ripple, and Cardano wallets with the attackers' wallets.

\"Website<\/center> <\/p>\n

Interestingly, on September 10, one user complained about a blog post on the xubuntu.org site advertising a casino, but this blog post was promptly deleted, and the incident did not escalate (it was probably considered that the advertisement was inserted by malware on the user's side).
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