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Italian police raid hackers who took on Vatican
Italian police on Friday arrested four alleged hackers believed to belong to the activist group Anonymous for attacking websites, including those of the Vatican and the parliament in Rome. The four have been placed under house arrest and communications police carried out a dozen raids. They are suspected of launching…
Reuters fires editor accused of aiding ‘Anonymous’ hackers
The news agency Reuters on Monday reportedly fired its deputy social media editor after he was accused of conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to deface a website owned by his former employer, the Tribune Company. “Just got off the phone. Reuters has fired me, effective today. Our union will…
Reuters editor Matthew Keys charged with aiding ‘Anonymous’ hackers
A Reuters editor has been indicted in a California district court for allegedly conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to access and alter a web site of the Tribune Company, his former employer. Matthew Keys, 26, the deputy social media editor at the news agency, is accused of supplying Anonymous…
Anonymous says ‘a line was crossed’ with Aaron Swartz and takes down U.S. Sentencing Commission website
Hacking collective threatens to make public classified material Hacktivist group Anonymous said Saturday it had hijacked the website of the US Sentencing Commission in a brazen act of cyber-revenge for the death of internet freedom advocate Aaron Swartz. Swartz killed himself just over two weeks ago as he faced trial…
Hackers claim to identify second individual ‘involved’ with Amanda Todd cyber stalking
Nameless hackers with the online protest group “Anonymous” said Tuesday night that they’ve identified another individual connected to a pornographic photo of a 15-year-old Canadian teen who committed suicide after publishing an anti-bullying video that went viral. The individual named by Anonymous on Tuesday uses the nickname “Viper2323″ online, and…
Anonymous vows revenge after WikiLeaks launches ‘filthy’ paywall
Nameless hackers with the online protest movement “Anonymous” have turned on longtime ally WikiLeaks for deploying a paywall on its website that blocks access to the site’s trove of formerly secret files unless users donate or tell their friends about WikiLeaks via social media. Calling the tactic “filthy and rotten,”…
Australian spy agency confirms ‘disruption’ to website Anonymous says it hacked
Hacking group Anonymous on Friday claimed to have shut down a computer server belonging to Australia’s domestic spy agency ASIO, reportedly briefly closing down access to its public webpage. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) acknowledged some disruption to its website. “ASIO is aware that there may have been some…
‘Anonymous’ activists in Japan pick up litter to protest download laws
About 80 masked people, calling themselves allies of the global hacker group Anonymous, picked up litter in Tokyo Saturday in a novel protest against Japan’s tougher laws against illegal downloads. In light rain, they took part in an “anonymous cleaning service” for one hour in a park and on pavements…
Japan probes website attacks amid Anonymous claims
Japan probed attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws against downloading copyrighted works, and warned of more to come. A site purporting to speak for the group said newly enacted laws that could mean jail for anyone downloading copyrighted music and movies “will…
British interior ministry probes ‘Anonymous’ website attack
LONDON — Britain’s Home Office interior ministry said Saturday it was investigating reports that hacking group Anonymous had attacked its website over the government’s plans to boost Internet surveillance. Visitors to the ministry’s home page were greeted with a message saying the service was unavailable due to a high volume…
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