Gentoo Linux Github Organization repo hack was down to a series of security mistakes

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonJul 6, 2018, 12:12 pm167 pts
The team behind Gentoo Linux has revealed the reasons for the recent hack of its GitHub organization account. The short version: shoddy security. It seems that the hackers were able to gain access to the GitHub organization account by using the password of one of the organization administrators. By the team's…

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