The New Age Of Hacktivism Dawns
News That publicity, and the idea of hacking for a higher purpose, is attracting new recruits to online activism, or hacktivism. Hacktivism became popular during the Zapatista guerrilla uprising for greater democracy and Indian rights in the southern...
[November 8, 2000, 14:45]
Ethics Of Hacktivism
White Papers Hacktivism is often confused with and overlaps with on-line activism and/or cyberterrorism. On-line activism can be defined as non-disruptive and legal; hacktivism is intended to be disruptive, though usually not damaging, and may or may not be...
[February 21, 2005, 23:00]
Jam Echelon Day Descends Into Spam Farce
News A bitter spam and flame-fest ensued, with popular underground-culture mailing lists such as Cyberpunks and Hacktivism so overloaded with nonsense concerning drugs, bombs, and Iraqi ambassadors -- designed to clog up the semi-mythical Echelon...
[October 22, 1999, 14:25]
Political Hackers Are Modern Freedom Fighters
News Mobbs says that the term "Hacktivism" has been adopted by so many different groups, from peaceful Net campaigners to Internet hate groups, that it is essentially meaningless, but claims that Internet protest is here to stay.
[March 8, 2001, 12:10]
NASA Sites Hit By Anti-war Hackers
News It's not 'hacktivism'. It's only 'Hacktivism' if people see it. The defacement archive, Zone-H, listed the 13 sites, which include NASA's Computing, Information and Communications Technology Program site and the Mars Exploration Program Landing...
[December 18, 2003, 9:15]
Hackers Flexing Political Muscles
News Still, consensus is yet to be reached on the ethics of hacktivism. Hacktivism has become an avidly discussed topic at H2K. Speaking during the Hacktivism -- Terrorism or New Hope? When last held by hacker 'zine 2600 on 8-10 August, 1997, the...
[July 17, 2000, 9:02]
News Burst: Jam Echelon Day Descends Into Spam Farce
News A bitter spam and flame-fest ensued, with popular underground culture mailing lists such as Cyberpunks and hacktivism so overloaded with nonsense concerning drugs, bombs, and Iraqi ambassadors -- designed to clog up the semi-mythical Echelon...
[October 22, 1999, 10:36]
Network Security Cyber Threats: Cyber Threats, A Different View
White Papers Afterwards it will prove that they are the real threat to the cyber community by showing their connection to the malicious acts of vandalism, hacktivism, and espionage. This paper is concerned with discussing the term "cracker" or "script-kiddie...
[July 26, 2005, 0:00]
Cyber Threats, A Different View
White Papers Afterwards it will prove that they are the real threat to the cyber community by showing their connection to the malicious acts of vandalism, hacktivism, and espionage. This paper is concerned with discussing the term "cracker" or "script-kiddie...
[September 22, 2005, 0:00]
Roundup: The Summer Of Hacking
News Mon, 17 Jul Will the Republican National Convention be the next hacktivism target? Hackers are going to cost the world over £1tn in 2000, which is over 17 percent of the United States' GNP. They're also having two of their biggest gatherings this...
[July 13, 2000, 14:26]
May Day Hysteria Unfounded, Say Activists
News The last year has seen a surge in hacktivism -- people using virtual methods to promote political and ethical causes, such as GM food protests. Internet activists have spoken out today against misinformation they claim is being spread by IT...
[April 30, 2001, 14:38]
