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Sabu's sordid story detailed in FBI indictment
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
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.
DNS Changer infrastructure shutdown is a *good* thing
The FBI may shutdown the DNS servers victims of the DNS Changer malware have been using on March 8th. Is this a dangerous action, or is five months to clean up your PC enough?
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.
MegaUpload data could be deleted by Thursday
According to reports, hosting companies may start deleting MegaUpload users' content from their servers as soon as Thursday - regardless of whether or not the content is legal.
The FBI vs the FTC: the battle for user privacy in social media
An interesting juxtaposition: the FBI's quest for a social media data mining application vs. the FTC taking Facebook and Google to task over privacy transgressions. Should the agencies settle it via Jello wrestling?
File sharing sites snapping shut like scared clams in MegaUpload backwash
File sharing sites appear to be panicking in reaction the the FBI's shutdown of the MegaUpload file sharing site. Read on for what each of them are doing to come into line with U.S. law.
Megaupload takedown makes headlines and waves as Mr Dotcom applies for bail
The FBI's takedown of file sharing site Megaupload continues to make both headlines and waves.
Whether company founder Kim Dotcom turns out to be GUILTY or GOOD, he's certainly in a lot of trouble right now. So is anyone who entrusted any files of value to his online empire.
Stratfor's back, defiant but blushing over unencrypted subscriber data
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.
FBI acknowledges more SCADA attacks, increases cyber budget
The FBI acknowledged hackers have penetrated at least 3 US cities SCADA systems, one of them "major". The FBI is receiving a 12% budget increase for Cyber, but claims the division will double in size this year.
Was UK's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid hacked by Russia? FBI investigates
The FBI is investigating claims that the USA and English bids to host the 2018 soccer World Cup competition had their email accounts targeted by hackers.
The successful Russian bid has denied that it participated in any dirty tricks.
Manila AT&T hackers tied to terrorist attack in Mumbai
The FBI worked with the Philippines National Police to arrest hackers who allegedly attacked US telecom companies to raise money for terrorist organizations. Were those arrested simply pawns in a very dangerous game of chess?
FBI Operation Ghost Click takes out DNS Changer malware network operators
The FBI is cock-a-hoop today, having just announced the bust of six Estonians for malware-related cybercrimes.
The case goes back to 2007, with the investigation itself apparently having taken two years.
A *really* crazy way to stay private and baffle the FBI
Instead of fighting an FBI investigation based on an erroneous report, Hasan Elahi instead resorted to data bulimia, giving them, and anyone wishing to access his site, more data than they could ever wish for. Question is, does this approach give Mr Elahi better privacy?
'Addiction' drove Scarlett Johansson's nude photo hacker
The hacker who stole nude photos of Scarlett Johansson has described how 'addiction' drove him to spy on the private lives of scores of celebrities.
Homeless hacker 'Commander X' pleads not guilty [VIDEO]
The FBI believe that the homeless man they arrested on Thursday was "Commander X", a member of the People's Liberation Front (PLF) associated with Anonymous hacktivism.
See "Commander X" defending denial-of-service attacks in a TV news report.
Homeless hacker arrested by FBI in LulzSec/Anonymous investigation
The FBI has arrested two alleged hackers in San Francisco and Phoenix, believed to be asssociated with the LulzSec and Anonymous hacktivist groups.
And one of them is homeless.
Fake FBI Anonymous psychological profile: a lesson to all internet users
Anonymous gallops across the internet, intent on causing massive headache and embarrassment for some, and keeping Anonymous cyber fans and the media informed. It turns out that someone did make up the recently disclosed FBI Psychological Profile of the Anonymous key personalities.
How to avoid having naked photos stolen by hackers
Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake make the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as claims are made that private photos were hacked from the actress's phone. Here's our advice on how to avoid nude photos being stolen by hackers.
Nude Scarlett Johansson pictures - hacker blamed, but when will celebrities learn?
Nude photos of Scarlett Johansson have been released on the web, after allegedly being stolen from her iPhone.
Read this before you click on any links, and - if you're a celebrity - learn how to stop this from happening to you!
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