Anonymous

360 Exclusive: Hot on the Trail of “Anonymous”

Arts, Culture & Media

Anyone else feeling a little political déjà vu?  Fifteen years ago a salacious political novel called Primary Colors offered a thinly veiled account of President Bill Clinton’s electi…

A man in a Guy Fawkes mask smokes while joining supporters of the Anonymous movement taking part in the global "Million Mask March" protests in New York, on November 5, 2014.

For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism

Technology
The World

MasterCard, Other Websites Downed by Hackers Supporting Assange

Conflict & Justice
The World

‘Anonymous’ Attacks Continue On WikiLeaks’ Behalf

Conflict & Justice

Arianna Huffington Speaks Out on Anonymous Comments & Freedom of Expression

National Security Agency calls hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ a threat to national security

Global Politics

In Anonymous’s move away from denial of service attacks and toward real-world interaction — like recent threats against the Los Zetas Cartel — the hacktivists have attracted the attention of the National Security Agency. In private meetings at the White House, NSA director General Keith Alexander warned that in a year or two, the group could attack the American energy grid and shut off power for millions.

The World

Arrests Fail to Stymie Anonymous Hackers

Conflict & Justice

Worldwide arrests have not managed to dent the online group Anonymous. The hackers’ Italian branch said today that it had blocked access to the Vatican’s official website. Catholic Church officials said they weren’t sure why their site went down.

New WikiLeaks Document Dump

This morning the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks  began publishing more than 5 million emails from a Texas-based global security analysis company that has been compared to a shadow CIA. WikiLeaks has not explained how it acquired the documents, which belong to the company Stratfor but it’s widely believed that WikiLeaks was given the information by the hacker […]

The World

Shakespeare by Anonymous

Arts, Culture & Media

The movie Anonymous directed by Roland Emmerich opens this week. Except for the heavy use of computer-generated images, it’s nothing like his previous disasteramas – The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day and 2012.

Lulz Security Collective: A Return to Old School Hacking?

UK authorities have arrested a 19-year-old under suspicion for his potential connection to the hacking group LulzSec. The group has claimed to have pulled off attacks on PBS, Sony and the Senate. The group has a mischievous persona. It has set up a hotline for people to call in and suggest sites that should be […]