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Detica: 80 percent of internet crime is 'co-ordinated'

...of hacking. Seventy percent of the criminal activity was perpetrated not by hacktivists, but by so-called 'hybrid' or 'hub' groups, said McGuire. This sector... Read more

29 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Hacktivists hit businesses harder than fraudsters

...motivated criminals were behind most of last year's data breaches, but hacktivists stole almost twice as many records from organisations and government agencies, according... Read more

22 March, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Anonymous to launch attacks on gov't, McDonald's

Groups of Anonymous hacktivists from around the world plan to focus distributed denial-of-service attacks... Read more

18 April, 2012

Anonymous downs Home Office site for second time

...tackle," the government department said. "The threat environment is changing constantly, with hacktivists using different tools and techniques to frustrate existing defences."One of the... Read more

16 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Book review: The Tangled Web

...involved, from large corporations to academic research departments to individual users to hacktivists. The general response in the industry has been to move toward risk... Read more

12 March, 2012

FBI agent: Companies taking Anonymous 'too lightly'

...working with the FBI and international law enforcement to round up suspected 'hacktivists' — people who engage in hacking for some claimed ideological end, rather... Read more

1 March, 2012

William Hague: 'Online crime is growing exponentially'

...cybercrime, barriers to trade and commerce, companies being held to ransom by hacktivists, and the theft of intellectual property sapping prosperity and innovation and diriving... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Nick Heath
AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

AVG: Hacktivism is slowing down business

...well as how to secure big enterprise networks. I don't think hacktivists are doing anything financially malicious with user information. These are kids, who... Read more

22 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Controlling Access, Authentication and Data on the End Point: A Review of DigitalPersona Pro 5.1 for Enterprises

Controlling Access, Authentication and Data on the End Point: A Review of DigitalPersona Pro 5.1 for Enterprises

...are perpetrated by a wide variety of external and internal sources, including hacktivists, targeted attackers, and profit-motivated cybercriminals, as well as through mundane everyday... Read more

1 July, 2011

May Day hacking threat fails to materialise

Contrary to some security consultant warnings, anti-capitalist computer hacking does not accompany May Day demonstrations Read more

1 May, 2001 by Will Knight

Hacktivists threaten World Bank meeting

A US government agency has warned of hackers using corporate networks to stage protest attacks as part of anti-globalisation activities this week Read more

24 September, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Hacktivists launch virtual demo while streets blocked

UK protests lend a hand to demonstrators who can't get to American trade conference in Canada Read more

20 April, 2001 by Will Knight

Hacktivists battle against Big Brother

Does the US know everything in the world? Or have techies watched The Matrix too often? Read more

22 October, 1999 by Lisa M Bowman

Worm alert: 'Hacktivists' target Outlook users

Yet another highly destructive worm - this time called Mawanella - is plaguing European companies. Read more

17 May, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

Middle east cyberwar heats up

Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian sites continue to be hit as hacktivists go beyond mere Web defacements and denial-of-service Read more

6 November, 2000 by Robert Lemos

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