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Hacker group Anonymous claims responsibility for government website takeover
Hacker group Anonymous claimed to have taken over the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission in protest of attempts by federal officials to prosecute open-data campaigner Aaron Swartz. Swartz killed himself earlier this month. And in a YouTube...
Tags: Computer Crime, Prosecution, FBI, YouTube, Justice System
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We're already at war in Syria
What happens when a brutal regime gets replaced by an alternative and largely unknown entity? Exhibit A: Libya. Shortly after Moammar Gadhafi bumped his head on a bullet, the "rebels" took over and promptly declared Sharia law. It's a start -- I guess....
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, Fox News Channel (tv network), Email, Wars and Interventions
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South Side man pleads guilty in 2011 cyberattacks
Tribune reporterA Chicago computer hacker pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Tuesday for his role in breaking into the computer system of a Texas intelligence firm and stealing credit card information, the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office said. Jeremy...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Strategic Forecasting, Inc., Trials, Computer Crime, Theft
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Chicago computer hacker Jeremy Hammond pleads guilty to attacking website of intelligence firm
Jeremy Hammond, a prominent Chicago computer hacker, faces up to 10 years in prison after confessing that he broke into websites belonging to law enforcement agencies, military companies and a private intelligence firm. Hammond, 28, who lived on the...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Strategic Forecasting, Inc., Computer Crime, Trials, Prosecution
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Hackers target UK far-right group over response to London murder
ReutersLONDON, May 29 (Reuters) - Activists calling themselves Anonymous UK have posted on the Internet what they say are personal details of members of the English Defence League (EDL), a far-right group that has led an anti-Muslim backlash after a killing in...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, United Kingdom, Islam, Murder
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Britain court sentences four hackers guilty of cyberattacks
LONDON – Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the U.S. and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, were sentenced Thursday to up to 32 months in prison. The four men, all Britons,...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Central Intelligence Agency, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Computer Crime, United Kingdom
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Alleged L.A. Times hacker Matthew Keys fired by Reuters
News agency Reuters has fired deputy social media editor Matthew Keys after he was indicted on federal charges of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous to breach a Tribune Co. website, changing a Los Angeles Times online story. Matthew Keys, 26,...
Tags: Computer Crime, Prosecution, Television Industry, Justice System, Twitter, Inc.
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Matthew Keys on Reuters firing: 'They were looking for an out'
Matthew Keys, the former deputy social media editor for the Reuters news agency who is accused of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous, says he was fired because of the federal case against him, not his social media activities as the agency...
Tags: Computer Crime, Prosecution, Television Industry, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Phelps family denies Facebook page hacked
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA member of the Phelps family is denying claims that hactivist group 'Anonymous' took over the Westboro Baptist Church Facebook page. The Topeka-Capital Journal reports 'Anonymous' brand-jacked the page as a hoax. Shirley Phelps-Roper said WBC doesn't...Tags: The Huffington Post, Same-Sex Marriage, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Social Media
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Anonymous claims responsibility for hacks into North Korean social media
As North Korea continues to threaten the U.S. and South Korea with war rhetoric, hackers have taken over the country's social media accounts and many of its websites. North Korea's Twitter and Flickr accounts began pushing content Thursday that is...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Twitter, Inc., Computer Crime, Social Media, Kim Jong Un
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Israel braces as hackers launch Internet attack
JERUSALEM -- A widespread hacker attack targeting Israeli websites caused some disruption to government, academic and private sites Sunday. The extent of the damage was unclear at midday, but officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Memorial Day, Government, Computer Crime, National Government
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