Anonymous is on a destruction spree lately — after Megaupload was killed, their reaction was swift and powerful. They made it look easy — and that’s because thanks to the HOIC (High Orbit Ion Cannon), it is. Here’s the newest hacker superweapon. More »
Hacker YamaTough has published Symantec’s pcAnywhere’s source code. This program is used by users and companies to access personal computers remotely. The publication follows a $US50,000 extortion attempt that was made public last night. More »
According to email transcripts posted to Pastebin yesterday, and confirmed by the company, a group of hackers attempted to extort $US50,000 from Symantec in exchange for not releasing its stolen PCAnywhere and Norton Antivirus source code. More »
Anonymous’ gutting of Puckett & Faraj, the firm that defended the Marines behind the Haditha Killing, might have been more than a major embarrassment. The hack attack might have killed the group entirely. More »
The only person you can rely on to keep your password secure is yourself. And let me tell you, you’re probably not doing enough to keep number one safe. The reason: your special lump of letters, numbers and symbols are likely spread over too many sites, not long enough and probably too personal. Most of our passwords suck. And it’s kind of a big problem. More »
What happens when you reply to an email in which the entire German parliament is looped in? You send that mail server into complete and utter chaos, which, I would assume, brings der legislative machine to a screeching halt. More »
Have you ever had your mobile phone battery drain faster than normal while escorting an infamous internet activist around Melbourne? If you answered yes, it turns out you could be getting hacked by the government. More »
YourAnonNews’ Twitter — currently the largest Anonymous account with 371,000 followers — recently posted this: “Just out of curiosity, what would YOU like to see #Anonymous hack next? Tweet and let us know.” More »
Senator Chuck Grassley, previously documented for his inability to express a coherent thought via World Wide Web, just had that burden removed: his Twitter account has been hacked. For the first time ever, his tweets make sense! More »
Taking a shorter break than their last holiday, Anonymous is back at it already. Reports are coming in that they had completely knocked out CBS.com for a good period of time. More »