Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'
Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central hierarchy.
Twitter users are being tricked into joining in cyber attacks on U.S. government – and could be jailed
Security experts Sophos warn that links being forwarded on Twitter can make any PC an unwitting part of 'hacktivist' group Anonymous's cyber attacks - an act that could carry a jail sentence.
Twitter users are being tricked into joining cyber attacks on U.S. government – and could be jailed
Hacker group Anonymous have become a cult hit on Twitter, with 249,000 followers - but security experts Sophos warn that fans, are being tricked into becoming part of them.
Twitter users are being tricked into joining Anonymous cyber attacks on U.S. government – and could be jailed
Hacker group Anonymous have become a cult hit on Twitter, with 249,000 followers - but security experts Sophos warn that fans, are being tricked into taking part in its attacks.
Anonymous knocks out FBI, DOJ sites
Hacking group Anonymous said Thursday it knocked out the websites of the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, the Recording Industry of America, Motion Picture Association of America and Universal Music as retribution for anti-piracy efforts by the government and private industry.
Anonymous Called 'Hard to Kill Web Hippies' in Leaked Internal Stratfor Emails
Anonymous hacktivists have started publishing the internal Stratfor emails in two different "teaser" edition sets.
Activist Group Opposing Antipiracy Bill Posts Information on Media Executives
In the past, Anonymous has gone after opponents of Occupy Wall Street and WikiLeaks, but starting with the new year, the group has focused on executives who support the legislation known as SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Your identity up for grabs
Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone's time at a cost of billions of dollars.
Hacktivists expose the intelligence gap
As long as western governments fail to live up to their ideals, there will be those who are determined to embarrass them Over Christmas a busy, secretive group were at work, with their own views on who had been naughty and nice. However it was not Santa's elves, but the amorphous " Anonymous " collective making the decisions. This group of hackers released a vast trove of email addresses ...