So, you misrepresented the threat; it was not all linux users, it was only about half.
I did correct this , it's more like 80% though, Mint Ubuntu and Debian are the most popular.
You misdiagnosed the threat; saying you need to completely rebuild your linux system.
I haven't said such things. Certainly rebuilding from scratch everything would be too paranoid. Although it would be good if determinisic ISO builds would be available.
You then went on a snipe hunt trying to tie in a known virus, that has no association with this current problem. All in all, bad advice is bad advice.
No I was just talking about vulnerabilities and malware, that come in all shapes and sizes. From phishing sites, to social engineering to keyloggers and worse. People on reddit reported such occurences many times, so we have to take these threats seriously not just shrug it off.