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Lulzsec Suspect Appears In Magistrates Court
Ryan Ackroyd of South Yorkshire set for Crown Court appearance in May
SourceForge Shuts Anonymous OS Downloads
Security concerns cause SourceForge to kill downloads for Anonymous OS
Doubts Surround Anonymous Operating System
Ubuntu-based OS, featuring pre-installed hacking tools, was released yesterday
Hacker Pleads Guilty To Abortion Website Attack
A man who defaced an abortion services company's website with the Anonymous logo has been caught
Police Arrest Man Accused Of Hacking Abortion Website
Man believed to have links with Anonymous is arrested by Met Police's e-Crime unit after BPAS is hacked
Anonymous Targets Vatican Website
The Roman Catholic Church is attacked in retaliation for the "corruption" exhibited during its history
LulzSec Members Arrested With Help From Group’s Leader
FBI has supposedly captured senior members of LulzSec in the UK, Chicago and Ireland
Anonymous Members Hit By Zeus Botnet Scam
Symantec has highlighted a scam that tricked Anonymous users into infecting themselves with the Zeus Trojan
Interpol Arrests 25 Members Of Anonymous In ‘Operation Unmask’
The hacking collective has responded to arrests in Europe and South America by attacking the Interpol website
Wikileaks’ Email Dump Raises Uncomfortable Questions
Newly released emails paint Stratfor as a clearing house for intelligence says Fahmida Y Rashid
WikiLeaks Publishes Emails From ‘Shadow CIA’ Firm Stratfor
WikiLeaks has begun publishing millions of emails thought to have been obtained from intelligence firm Stratfor in a December hack by Anonymous
Anonymous Takes Down Greek Government Websites
It has been a busy weekend for Anonymous with attacks on the Greek parliament, CIA, state of Alabama, and Mining Hall of Mexico
Anonymous Hackers Claim To Release Symantec Source Code
'Anonymous' hackers release source code despite Symantec offering $50,000 to prevent the leak
The Dangerous World Of Bring Your Own Devastation (BYOD)
A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle
Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against ‘Inequality’
Some of Brazil's biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected
Anonymous Posts Security Call Between FBI And UK e-Crimes Unit
A routine update call on hacking arrests between US and UK police officials was secretly recorded by the hacking group they were talking about
Anonymous Attacks Polish Websites For ACTA Support
Street protests and online hacking has hit Poland over its support for the controversial ACTA copyright agreement
The Accidental Terrorist – Anonymous’ Stooges Stage Attacks
A poisoned Website is tricking innocent visitors into becoming an unwitting part of the Anonymous DDoS army
Megaupload File Storage Site Closed By FBI For IPR Breaches
Megaupload has been closed down and its organisers arrested in a multinational action led by the US Justice Department
Finnish Anti-Piracy Group Says Anonymous Sent Bomb Threat
CIAPC makes claims as hactivist collective protests against Finnish Pirate Bay ban
Worm Holes In The Broken Global Security Network
The threats from cyber attacks are evolving rapidly. Wave Systems’ Joseph Souren talks about why organisations looking for a solution should embrace the Trusted Computing standard
Stratfor CEO Apologises For Data Breach As Site Is Relaunched
Compromised Stratfor has criticised its attackers but at least the firm is back online - although its limited-time free access offer seems to have overburdened its servers
The Unlearned Lessons Of The Past Will Shape 2012
The security landscape changed in 2011 as large companies and governments were taught serious lessons about vulnerability but action has been slow in coming, says Eric doyle
Stratfor Hack Exposes 200 British Defence Staff
Anonymous has exposed email addresses of defence officials, but sources deny there is any risk to national security
Anonymous Outs Neo-Nazi Site Members
Anonymous Germany has launched a website to out neo-nazi site members as part of operation blitzkrieg
Anonymous Loots $1m From Clients’ Credit Cards In Stratfor Hack
Stratfor's hacking embarrassment continues as its Website stays offline and Anonymous turns the screw
Anonymous Beards The Banks To Play Twisted Santa Claus
Anonymous is playing Santa with a Robin Hood twist by hacking into banks to buy Christmas gifts for the "needy"
Industry Predicts More Advanced Attacks in 2012
Cyber-adversaries are gearing up for even more advanced attacks. Fahmida Rashid Explores the security outlook for 2012
UN Was ‘Not Compromised’ In TeamPoison Hack
UN Development Programme says no sensitive information was lost as Teampoison published its emails