Ubuntu-maker Canonical's GitHub account hacked

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By Mark Wyciślik-WilsonJul 8, 2019, 11:43 am84 pts
Canonical -- the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distro -- is investigating an attack on its GitHub account over the weekend. On Saturday, hackers were able to break into Canonical's GitHub account and create a number of new repositories. Named CAN_GOT_HAXXD, the eleven repositories were empty and have now been…

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