Review: Cyber Guerilla
About the authors Jelle Van Haaster is an officer in the Royal Netherlands Army and has a background in legal, military, and technical defense matters. Rickey Gevers is …
Anonymous
Anonymous goes after ISIS, aims to expose recruiters and sympathizers
On Friday, the 13th of November, a slew of coordinated attacks executed by ISIS terrorists in Paris has resulted in the death of over 120 people in cafes, restaurants, a …
Former journalist faces 25 years in prison for article defacement
Matthew Keys, a former Reuters social media editor, has been found guilty of computer hacking, and could be sentenced to spend as many as 25 years in prison.Keys was indicted …
Journalist Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months
Barrett Brown, the journalist that at one time claimed to be a spokesman for the hacktivist collective Anonymous, has been handed a 63-months-long prison sentence and has been …
American Express credit card data exposed
Corporate data breaches have seen a spike in recent months, and unfortunately American Express is the latest to join a long list of companies affected by hackers infiltrating …
Why Anonymous threats should not be ignored
International hacktivist group Anonymous is causing fear within the business and technology community once again, after a supposed Anonymous spokesperson warned that World Cup …
FBI informant Sabu directed hacking of foreign govt sites
Hector Xavier Monsegur (aka “Sabu”), the infamous hacker and leader of the Lulzsec hacktivist group, has directed his associates to attack and compromise the …
GCHQ DoSed Anonymous’ IRC server
British spy agency GCHQ has used Denial of Service attacks against Anonymous, in order to disrupt their communications, their activities, and to lead members of the loosely …
13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal DDoS attack
Thirteen defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on Friday to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the …
Wisconsin man sentenced for DDoS attack against Koch Industries
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to two years federal probation and ordered to pay restitution for taking part in a 2011 DDoS attack mounted against the official website of …
Lessons learned from Anonymous and Operation Last Resort
Activists that have links to Anonymous were able to gain access to U.S. government computers through a software flaw on the outdated Adobe ColdFusion platform. This left many …
Anonymous hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
Jeremy Hammond (aka “Anarchaos”), the Anonymous hacker that earlier this year pleaded guilty to conspiracy and hacking charges regarding the much publicized breach …