Hack

Migrating starlings fly at dusk past electricity pylons silhouetted by the sunset of a clear autumn evening in the Kent countryside, in Graveney, Britain, October 26, 2015.

Hackers infiltrated power grid controls in the US and abroad

Technology

Hackers have gained unprecedented access to power grid controls in the US and abroad, according to a new report by the cybersecurity firm Symantec.

Computer screen

What the ‘hack’?

Culture

Science Hack Day promotes creative collaboration through hacking

Environment

An Amusing Twist to the Murdoch Affair in Britain

The World

Media Hacks Discuss Phone-Hacking Scandal Part 1

British Newspaper Mired in Phone Hacking Scandal

Conflict & Justice

A newspaper in the UK is accused of hacking into the cell phone of a murdered girl.

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 […]

Google Blames China for Hacking

Accounts belonging to hundreds of Gmail users, including U.S. government officials and political activists in in China, were hacked. Google has said that the hacking originated in China. The Chinese government has categorically denied any involvement with the hacking. However, China is paying attention to “information warfare,” says Jeremy Goldkorn, who works for Danwei, a […]

The 11th Hour

A review of Leonardo DiCaprio’s titanic documentary about imminent environmental crises and the need for action.

The World

British hacker may face trial in US

Conflict & Justice

The British man US authorities call the �biggest military hack of all time� may lose his fight against extradition to the United States. The World’s Clark Boyd has the story.