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Re:GIMP: Targeted Attack via a Google Ad by forgotpwd16 on Saturday October 29, 2022 @11:58AM (#33385197)
Checksums are meant to verify data integrity. Who ever said otherwise?
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Re:GIMP: Targeted Attack via a Google Ad by theden on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:08PM (#33385323)
It doesn't matter, people still use checksums as a signal to verify if a download has been tampered with
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