Hacktivism articles

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  North Korea's Twitter and Flickr accounts hacked by Anonymous

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 4, 2013 08:18 am + 87 comments

  Uriminzokkiri, the North Korean central news agency's website, has been hacked, along with with its Continue reading…

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  Anonymous uses Twitter to highlight humanitarian crisis in Burma

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 26, 2013 12:57 pm + 13 comments

  The formless hacktivist collective Anonymous, which often hits the news for hacking governments, big Continue reading…

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  Federal Reserve confirms Anonymous banking hack that leaked personal info of thousands

  By Kimber Streams on February 6, 2013 12:43 pm + 65 comments

  The Federal Reserve has confirmed that it was hacked and that attackers gained access to government Continue reading…

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  Anonymous posts banking industry data dump in ongoing Aaron Swartz protest

  By Adi Robertson on February 4, 2013 12:37 pm + 77 comments

  Since the suicide of activist Aaron Swartz in early January, hackers operating under the Anonymous Continue reading…

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  Anonymous hacks government site, threatens to expose secrets in response to Aaron Swartz's death

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 26, 2013 01:16 pm + 143 comments

  Hacktivist group Anonymous took over the United States Sentencing Service's website earlier today to Continue reading…

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  Anonymous keeps Westboro Baptist Church from picketing Aaron Swartz funeral

  By Amar Toor on January 16, 2013 06:44 am + 102 comments

  The Westboro Baptist Church had plans to stage a protest at the funeral of revered online activist Continue reading…

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  Anonymous replaces MIT websites with Aaron Swartz memorial, calls for copyright reform

  By Joshua Kopstein on January 14, 2013 02:23 am + 114 comments

  Agents of the formless hacktivist collective Anonymous have left a political message on at least two Continue reading…

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  Live from the revolution: Pussy Riot and the growing war on web video

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 29, 2012 02:15 pm + 152 comments

  Earlier this month, a Russian court locked up three members of feminist punk rock outfit Pussy Riot, Continue reading…

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  Anonymous may be 'the most powerful organization on Earth,' says hacker

  By Adi Robertson on May 14, 2012 09:15 am + 34 comments

  Christopher Doyon or Commander X, head of Anonymous offshoot the People's Liberation Front, doesn't Continue reading…

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  The Pirate Bay shames Anonymous attacks on Virgin, says DDoS is 'a form of censorship'

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 11, 2012 10:22 pm + 32 comments

  Criticism of a recent Anonymous DDoS offensive that hit Virgin Media after the ISP blocked The Continue reading…