The Persecution Of A Fall Guy For Anonymous: The Feds Vs. Barrett Brown

Barrett Brown sits in a jail cell, awaiting trial for his role as an informal spokesperson for Anonymous and for making threats against…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: May 6, 2013 Interaction count: 0

Alleged Leader Of Hacker Group LulzSec Arrested In Australia

Investigators in Australia have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of LulzSec, the hacker group and Anonymous offshoot that previously…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: April 23, 2013 Interaction count: 0

Anonymous has called for an Internet blackout in an attempt to get the Web to protest CISPA, the much maligned cyber security bill which…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: April 22, 2013 Interaction count: 0

Striking back at cyber criminals - so called "Strikeback" - carries serious risks that far outweigh the short-lived satisfaction of…

Section: Enterprise Author: Corey Nachreiner Publish date: April 9, 2013 Interaction count: 0

As the world waits with bated breath to see if Pyongyang will make good on its nuclear threats, the hacker collective Anonymous has made its…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: April 4, 2013 Interaction count: 0

The feds today indicted Matthew Keys, a social-media editor at Reuters, for allegedly helping the hacker collective Anonymous hijack the Los…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: March 14, 2013 Interaction count: 0

While you were sleeping last night, Anonymous hacked into the U.S. State Department's website in the name of Aaron Swartz and…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: February 20, 2013 Interaction count: 0

Hackers took control of Burger King's Twitter account this afternoon and went on a juvenile rampage.

Section: Social Author: Dan Rowinski Publish date: February 18, 2013 Interaction count: 0

A new petition, organized by Anonymous, has been sent to the White House with the hopes of legitimizing DDoS attacks - those hacker-led…

Section: Web Author: Adam Popescu Publish date: January 22, 2013 Interaction count: 0

A dumb promo by an unknown Web site might point the way toward a more fun, productive future for activism.

Section: Hack Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: January 16, 2013 Interaction count: 0

Journalist and author Barrett Brown has been charged in federal court with linking and 11 other alleged crimes.

Section: Social Author: Fruzsina Eördögh Publish date: December 11, 2012 Interaction count: 0