{"id":4271,"date":"2016-09-08T17:32:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T09:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/?p=4271"},"modified":"2016-09-08T17:32:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T09:32:40","slug":"linux-kernel-org-hacker-arrested-after-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2016\/09\/linux-kernel-org-hacker-arrested-after-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux kernel.org Hacker Arrested After Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"
So it seems the alleged kernel.org hacker has finally been caught, kinda by accident after being stopped for a traffic violation. It was quite a high profile hack, especially in the open source community as anyone downloading kernel files during that period could have theoretically been compromised.<\/p>\n
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It’s unlikely the kernel code was actually tampered with due to the hashes for each file being distributed widely, but still – it had people rumbled.<\/p>\n
A man who allegedly hacked the Linux Kernel Organization’s kernel.org and the Linux Foundation’s servers has been collared by cops.<\/p>\n
Donald Ryan Austin, 27, of El Portal, Florida, will appear in court in San Francisco later this month. He is accused of four counts of “intentional transmission causing damage to a protected computer.” The charges were filed in absentia against Austin.<\/p>\n
It is alleged his hacking spree forced the two Linux groups to shut down completely to clean up a malware infection. Austin was stopped on Thursday this week by police in Miami Shores for a traffic offense \u2013 and was arrested when he identified himself.<\/p>\n