June 15, 2021

“Face of Anonymous” suspect deported from Mexico to face US hacking charges

After nearly a decade as a US expat dubbed "The Face of Anoynmous", he's back in the US facing cybercrime charges from almost a decade ago.

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June 23, 2020

‘BlueLeaks’ exposes sensitive files from hundreds of police departments

The journalist collective DDoSecrets published nearly 270GB of data on Juneteenth: the date commemorating the end of US enslavement.

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June 16, 2020

‘Anonymous’ takes down Atlanta Police Dept. site after police shooting

Hackers affiliating themselves with the hacktivist label have joined the Black Lives Matter backlash after a fatal police shooting on Friday.

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January 14, 2019

10 years for Boston Children’s Hospital attacker

Martin Gottesfeld said he wishes he “had done more” than knock out BCH’s network for at least two weeks.

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July 18, 2018

Don’t take fright – get web security right [PODCAST]

Catch up with Day 2 of our Security SOS Week - here's the second episode of our week-long online security summit.

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January 20, 2017

Protestors urged to try and swamp White House website

As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets under way in Washington DC, one activist is calling for a DIY DDoS-style attack - which may not be legal

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June 14, 2016

Anonymous hackers are fighting Islamic State with porn

Members of the Anonymous hacker collective are seeking to shame and humiliate sympathizers of Islamic State with porn.

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May 12, 2016

Reddit doesn’t support 2FA – a hacker just proved why it should

Someone hacked Reddit moderator accounts to deface around 70 subreddit pages. Maybe it's time Reddit added two-factor authentication.

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April 19, 2016

How Hacking Team got hacked

The hacker who leaked 400GB of data from surveillance company Hacking Team has published a "DIY" guide explaining how and why he did it.

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