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SOCA website taken down in DDoS attack

...spokesman said.A Twitter news feed that claims links to the Anonymous hacking collective publicised the DDoS on Thursday, but did not claim responsibility. "TANGO... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Seventeen-year-old arrested over TeamPoison attacks

...been arrested in Newcastle on suspicion of being part of the TeamPoison hacking gang. The 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday evening by... Read more

10 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

CloudFlare: How we got caught in LulzSec-CIA crossfire

...last year, has given details about how it was caught between the hacking group, counter-hackers and US intelligence agencies. The attacks in June 2011... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Anonymous UK vows to target GCHQ again

...at bringing down GCHQ and Home Office sites on Saturday, as the hacking group continues its weekend campaigns. UK branch member 'Winston Smith' revealed the... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Twitter probes suspected user data leak

Twitter probes suspected user data leak

Up to 55,000 alleged Twitter user account passwords and email addresses have been posted online, sparking an investigation by the micro-blogging site Read more

9 May, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Arduino: Cheat Sheet

...is down to approach and philosophy. Ardunio aims to open up electronics hacking to people who might not already have a strong electronics grounding or... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Australian police criticise 'ethical' hacking demonstration

...the Queensland Police Service, criticised the demonstration of a so-called 'ethical hacking'. "I think cultures have built up where hacking, in the past, has... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Stilgherrian

Anonymous downs Home Office site for second time

...the second time, even though the department had prior warning of the hacking collective's campaign of weekend attacks. Hackers connected to Anonymous brought down... Read more

16 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Former Anonymous member helped unmask 'Sabu'

...activities. Sabu, whose name is Hector Xavier Monsegur, pleaded guilty to computer hacking charges in August and spent the last six months working as an... Read more

8 March, 2012 by Elinor Mills

FBI nabs alleged celeb email hacker

...The FBI on Wednesday arrested a Florida man accused of hacking into email accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and dozens of other... Read more

13 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills

AT&T iPad hacker vows to fight charges

...charges "to the end". Andrew Auernheimer has vowed to fight charges of hacking and identity theft. Photo credit: Anonymous Andrew "Escher" Auernheimer, 26, was indicted... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Plea date set for suspected Anonymous hackers

...the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and other organisations. The Anonymous and Lulzsec hacking groups claimed responsibility for the attack against Soca as part of the... Read more

30 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Police set up regional hacking units

...up regional surveillance units that will use technical methods, such as computer hacking, to monitor suspects. Police forces around the UK are setting up regional... Read more

26 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Monsanto reveals Anonymous hack attack

...biotech giant Monsanto confirmed on Wednesday that it was the victim of hacking attack that the online activist collective Anonymous had announced on Tuesday. "Last... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Citigroup hacking totals $2.7m

...360,083. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Citigroup hacking nets $2.7 million from customers on CNET News. Get the latest... Read more

27 June, 2011 by Steven Musil

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