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How Anonymous spied on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call

How Anonymous spied on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call

How careful are you with your conference call details?

Can you be sure that no-one is listening in to your private business discussions?

Panda Security cleans up defaced websites after LulzSec arrest revenge attack

Panda Security cleans up defaced websites after LulzSec arrest revenge attack

An anti-virus firm blogs about LulzSec and Sabu, and finds its webpages defaced by a vengeful Anonymous.

Sabu's sordid story detailed in FBI indictment

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Hector Xavier Monsegur may have portrayed the exploits of Anonymous and LulzSec as a glamorous fight against "the man", but the dark criminal realities of their exploits were exposed in his indictment. It appears he wasn't just in it for the lulz.

LulzSec 'leader' Sabu betrayed Anonymous hackers, reports claim

LulzSec leader betrayed Anonymous hackers, reports claim

Infamous hacker Sabu is said to have betrayed his comrades in LulzSec and Anonymous, and have been working for the FBI for months.

Hector Xavier Monsegur has pleaded guilty to internet attacks, as others arrested on both sides of the Atlantic.

Symantec and Anonymous fall out over Trojanised hack-tool download

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Did cybercrooks Trojanise a DDoS tool to take advantage of gullible supporters of Anonymous? Or is that just a wrong and libellous suggestion?

What do you expect when you download unknown software from an untrusted source on the say-so of an unidentified user?

Police arrest four suspected Anonymous hacktivists

Police arrest four suspected Anonymous hacktivists

Police say that they have arrested four people, in connection with a series of Anonymous internet attacks against Spanish websites.

350,000 users exposed by hardcore porn hack

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A hacker claims to have stolen information from 350,000 users of Brazzers, a hardcore production company based in North America, to highlight a security vulnerability.

CIA website brought down - were Anonymous attackers responsible?

CIA website brought down - were Anonymous attackers responsible?

The CIA's website was brought down for some hours last night by what appears to have been an internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

VIDEO: Boston Police hits back at Anonymous with sarcasm

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Anonymous is proud of saying that an idea can't be arrested or killed, but it seems like the Boston Police Department has thought of one way of fighting back: sarcasm.

Hackers fail to extort $50,000 from Symantec, as pcAnywhere source code is published

Hackers fail to extort $50,000 from Symantec, as pcAnywhere source code is published

Symantec has confirmed that source code of an old version of pcAnywhere has been published on the net by hackers, as claims are made that the data thieves tried to extort $50,000 from the security firm.

Anonymous spies on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call

Anonymous spies on FBI / UK Police hacking investigation conference call

A recording of a confidential conference call between the FBI and UK law enforcement officers at the Metropolitan Police has been released by Anonymous on the internet.

US Police use games consoles in crime investigations

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Police in the US use XBox 360 and PS3s as key parts of investigations. With police now cooperating more closely with companies like Microsoft, is it time to ask for greater transparency about their relationships?

Is the AnonyUpload file-sharing website for real?

Is the AnonyUpload file-sharing website for real?

In a bizarre marketing move, AnonyUpload explains why it's rubbish and that it's not a replacement for MegaUpload.

Click on an Anonymous link, and you could be DDoS'ing the US government

Anonymous's #OpMegaupload attack: Visit their link and you instantly launch a DDoS attack

Anonymous seems to want revenge after the arrest of Megaupload's founders on piracy charges.

Take care what links you click on, you could be launching a denial-of-service attack against the US government and entertainment industry.

Stratfor's back, defiant but blushing over unencrypted subscriber data

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George Fried,an, CEO of Stratfor, came forth with a public statement explaining what happened in the attacks against his company last December. He admitted fault, took responsibility and accused Anonymous of censorship that doesn't come openly from governments, but rather from people hiding behind masks.

Researchers find many weak Stratfor passwords

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A professor at Utah Valley University analyzed the leaked password hashes stolen by Anonymous from security firm Stratfor and determined even their security minded customers choose weak passwords.

Anonymous bullies Sony and Nintendo over SOPA support

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Anonymous is threatening companies like Sony and Nintendo over their support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Will this accomplish their goals, or simply create more victims?

KISS's Gene Simmons website DDoS attack: Suspected Anonymous hacker charged

Suspected hacker held over attack on Kiss frontman's website

When the website of rock star Gene Simmons fell victim to a denial-of-service attack, the legendary KISS front man vowed revenge.

Now the FBI has arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the attack.

Anonymous threatens Mexican politicians and City of Toronto

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Anonymous are threatening to attack the City of Toronto if they evict the occupy protesters from St. James Park. They have also hacked political websites in Mexico during this weekend's election posting videos accusing officials of corruption.

Anonymous and LulzSec trawl Google Code search for security holes

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A new report suggests that Google's Code Search is being used by groups such as LulzSec and Anonymous to find passwords and other private data, gain access to secure networks and decide who their next victim should be.