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OpenMandriva Reports Deleted Repositories and Empty Package After Contributor Dispute

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Summary

OpenMandriva says former contributor Davide Beatrici deleted GitHub repositories and pushed an empty Cooker package that could have obsoleted GNOME and COSMIC packages. Beatrici confirmed the actions but denied intending harm; the project is restoring assets and auditng

Key points

  • OpenMandriva says a dispute among contributors preceded the deletion of project repositories and the publication of an empty package.
  • The package in the Cooker development repository could have obsoleted GNOME and COSMIC desktop packages; the article does not report confirmed user impact.
  • The project says it is restoring deleted repositories and packages and auditing systems for other unauthorized changes.
  • Davide Beatrici confirmed deleting the GNOME and COSMIC repositories and related packages, but denied intending to harm the project or its users.
  • OpenMandriva says it will not pursue legal action against Beatrici.

Article Details

Victim Organization
OpenMandriva Linux
Incident Type
Alleged internal sabotage involving deletion of project repositories and publication of an empty package that obsoleted GNOME and Cosmic packages.
Affected Records
Unknown
Affected Data Size
Unknown
Operational Impact
OpenMandriva said it was restoring deleted repositories and packages and auditing systems for other unauthorized changes. The empty package could have harmed users, but no user impact was reported.
Ransom Or Extortion
None reported
Claim Status
alleged

MITRE ATT&CK

T1485 · Data DestructionReported deletion of OpenMandriva project repositories. Davide Beatrici acknowledged deleting repositories but denied that his actions were sabotage.

People

AngryPenguinOpenMandriva developer and maintainer who described the alleged sabotage and the circumstances preceding it.

Threat Actors

Davide BeatriciOpenMandriva alleged that Beatrici attempted internal sabotage. He acknowledged deleting the project's GNOME and Cosmic repositories and related packages and publishing a package that obsoleted them, but denied intending to harm the project or its users.

Products

CosmicThe project is restoring affected assets and auditing systems while former contributor Davide Beatrici denied malicious intent, though he admitted deleting GNOME and Cosmic repositories and related packages.GNOMEThe project is restoring affected assets and auditing systems while former contributor Davide Beatrici denied malicious intent, though he admitted deleting GNOME and Cosmic repositories and related packages.OpenMandriva LinuxOpenMandriva Linux said it was hit by an attempted internal sabotage after a contributor dispute led to deleted GitHub repositories and an empty package that could have harmed users.

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