Red Hat admits security breach

More than a week after a cryptic note hinted at a security breach at Fedora, the open source group has finally admitted to two separate server intrusions that compromised the security of Red Hat's OpenSSH packages, says ZDNet.

The confirmation follows eight days of media speculation and conjecture over a brief e-mail that simply mentioned "an issue in the infrastructure systems" and calls into question Red Hat's ability to promptly and accurately disclose security breaches.

Today's acknowledgment is twofold: an e-mail on the Fedora-Announce list and a critical Red Hat advisory. However, some things surrounding the breach remain murky.

Microsoft is jumping into the online video investment space, and has done an undisclosed amount of strategic investment in online high-definition (HD) video tech provider Move Networks, says the Washington Post.

This is technically part of its third round, when it earlier closed $46 million from investors such as Benchmark Capital, as well as Cisco, ComcastInteractive Media and Televisa. Prior to Microsoft coming in, the Utah-based company had raised $67.3 million in funding.

The company touts a higher level of quality than other video providers, including HD, and it claims to be able to eliminate buffering. It recently announced it was going to adapt its HD media player for mobile Internet devices using Intel processors and Linux software.

Rival game makers Electronic Arts (EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software signed a confidentiality agreement after agreeing to hold private talks about a potential transaction, reports CNet News.

EA, which had unsuccessfully courted Take-Two for six months, announced last week that it was abandoning its $2 billion hostile bid after Take-Two agreed to present its three-year product release schedule and financial forecasts to EA.

"As a result, EA does not intend to make any further announcements regarding the status of any discussions or negotiations with Take-Two unless and until discussions between EA and Take-Two have been terminated, or such parties have entered into a transaction," EA said in a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rock the Vote has partnered with Microsoft in a move to help achieve its goal of registering two million under-30 voters, in time for the US election, reports PC Magazine.

Since the first day of the Democratic National Convention, on 25 August, the youth-centric political advocacy group has enabled Xbox 360 owners to have their voices heard on an exclusive forum, participate in election-predicting polls, and register to vote through their 360.

Rock the Vote's public service announcement videos will also be made available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. With its estimated 12 million users, Xbox Live has long been a hotbed of advertisements and bizarre promotions.