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Linux Kernel 3.1 RC2 Released Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 3.1 rc2. There isn't too much to see and Linus notes that this is a fairly calm release for coming just one week after the close of the Linux 3.1 kernel merge window.  As LKML is down at the moment, below is the 3.1-rc2 release announcement from Linus: Hey, nice calm first week after the merge window. Good job. Or maybe people are just being lazy, and everybody is on vacation. Whatever. Don't tell me. I'm reasonably happy, I want to stay that way. That said, I would be happy if it calmed down further. 300+ commits for -rc2 is good, but please make me even happier for -rc3 by ONLY sending me real fixes. Think of it as "fairly late in the -rc series", because I really want to compensate for the merge window being fairly chaotic. Linus

30 North Korean hackers steal millions of dollars from online gaming sites North Korea stands accused by its southern rival of operating an elaborate hacking network that allegedly broke into online sites hosted in South Korea and stole prize points worth almost £3.7m ($6m).South Korean police claim $6m was stolen after 30 hackers from the North infiltrated online game servers in Seoul. Whereas North Korea has denied allegations by South Korea that it engaged in a computer hacking scheme to steal millions of dollars from online gaming sites. South Korean police recently arrested five suspects they say were recruited to work in China alongside more than 30 hackers from North Korea. The hackers allegedly broke into gaming sites and stole gaming points worth around $6 million. The North has been accused several times in recent years of mounting cyber attacks on the South. Pyongyang has denied all the allegations.

Kuwait ISP FastTelco Defaced by Anonymous Hackers Anonymous claimed responsibility for the defacement of the Fast Telecommunications company website FastTelco , a major ISP (internet service provider) in Kuwait. The Anonymous hacktivists identify themselves as AnonKuwait , and claim to be fighting corporate greed and fraud as well as government corruption and censorship. On their website AnonKuwait claims FastTelco, in collusion with the government " Ministry of Communications and Transport Minister ," have broken agreements and been dishonest about pricing, caps on internet speed, and a draconian government download policy. AnonKuwait managed to hack FastTelco's Internet portal, defacing the website with the usual type of Anonymous cyber graffiti, and after a pause of several seconds redirecting the visitor to their twitter page: @AnonKuwait.

Matriux Krypton security distribution Released The Matriux is a fully featured security distribution consisting of a bunch of powerful, open source and free tools that can be used for various purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, ethical hacking, system and network administration, cyber forensics investigations, security testing, vulnerability analysis, and much more. It is a distribution designed for security enthusiasts and professionals, although it can be used normally as your default desktop system. With Matriux, you can turn any system into a powerful penetration testing toolkit, without having to install any software into your hardisk. Matriux is designed to run from a Live environment like a CD / DVD or USB stick or it can easily be installed to your hard disk in a few steps. Matriux also includes a set of computer forensics and data recovery tools that can be used for forensic analysis and investigations and data retrieval. Current features Matriu...

#OpBART and #Bart-Action : Anonymous hacks myBART, Leaks BART User Info In reaction to BART's shutdown of cell phone service Thursday, Anonymous has taken to the Internet and begun #opBART and #opMuBARTek (a reference to the Egyptian president's shutting down that country's Internet service during protests) a multi-pronged series of actions designed to protest the Bay Area Rapid Transit's stifling of free speech. There will be a peaceful Anon-organized protest Monday at BART Civic Center Station at 5pm. Attendees are requested to wear either a red shirt or clothes with fake blood stains, and to bring video cameras. On Sunday afternoon, it defaced myBART.org and leaked a myBART user info database.In a press release accompanying the data leak, Anonymous accused BART police of killing innocent passengers, violating people's right to protest, and preventing bystanders from using emergency services during the cell phone shutdown. BART has issued a Press Release: Press Releas...