Anonymous and the rise of hacktivism
The day after the anti-SOPA/PIPA protests (the largest coordinated protest in the history of the Internet), the Department of Justice took down Megaupload. It would seem hard to argue that the timing...
View ArticleAnonymous hacks law firm, leaks Haditha killings e-mails
Anonymous hacktivists, in their latest high-profile attack, have exposed backroom political dealings that sought to reduce the penalty for convicted staff sergeant Frank Wuterich. The e-mail exchanges...
View ArticleACTA: How an anti-piracy treaty offers less opportunity for public input
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is still on the move across the globe. ACTA has a similar aim to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) twin bills that were...
View ArticleRecent developments with Anonymous
Anonymous continues to make headlines. In recent weeks, the hacktivist group has hacked the mail server of the Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs, raiding 78 inboxes of the regime’s staffers....
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