Ukrainian Hacker Suspected to be Behind “Free Download Manager” Malware Attack

The maintainers of Free Download Manager (FDM) have acknowledged a security incident dating back to 2020 that led to its website being used to distribute malicious Linux software.
“It appears that a specific web page on our site was compromised by a Ukrainian hacker group, exploiting it to distribute malicious software,” it said in an alert last week. “Only a small subset of users, specifically