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Anonymous Claims That It’s Not Behind The Pirate Bay DDoS Attack Anonymous Claims That It’s Not Behind The Pirate Bay DDoS Attack
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We reported earlier today on the massive DDoS attack that was currently being lobbed at The Pirate Bay. The site has been down for quite a while now which led many people to believe that Anonymous may have been behind …

The Pirate Bay Goes Down After DDoS Attack The Pirate Bay Goes Down After DDoS Attack
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Now this is odd. The Pirate Bay is a priority target to almost every government and media corporation on the planet, but none of them have ever been successful in truly taking down the Web site. It would appear that …

Anonymous Claims To Have Access To U.S.-Owned Classified Databases Anonymous Claims To Have Access To U.S.-Owned Classified Databases

Anonymous has changed a lot in the past few years from ragtag group of hackers to a massive force to be reckoned with. One of its more prolific members, Christopher Doyon, is now on the run from U.S. law enforcement …

Anonymous Takes Down Kremlin Web Site As Part Of #OpDefiance Anonymous Takes Down Kremlin Web Site As Part Of #OpDefiance
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If you follow world politics, you may have heard that Vladimir Putin is back in charge as president of Russia. The former president turned prime minister turned president again has caused quite a bit of stir within the country with …

Anonymous Called Out By The Pirate Bay For Its DDoS Attacks Anonymous Called Out By The Pirate Bay For Its DDoS Attacks

Anonymous has always viewed DDoS attacks as a form of protest. They think of it as a digital sit in, but it’s really more of a blue whale in a university cafeteria crushing everybody inside. That’s not to say that …

File-Sharing Church Weds Couple in Kopimist Cerimony File-Sharing Church Weds Couple in Kopimist Cerimony
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The Church of Kopimism was officially recognized as Religion in January. At the Share Conference in Balgrade they performed their first wedding in what is probably the weirdest cerimony the world has ever seen. Followers of Kopimism believe that sharing …

Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Official Trailer Surfaces Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Official Trailer Surfaces
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If you are a Call of Duty fan, chances are you were watching the NBA playoffs last night waiting for the Black Ops II trailer to air. If you weren’t, you really should still watch it. Treyarch is doing something …

Anonymous Announces Operation Defense Phase II In Response To CISPA Anonymous Announces Operation Defense Phase II In Response To CISPA
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I told a friend last night that it wouldn’t be long before Anonymous reacted to the news of CISPA passing the House. I was right with Anonymous uploading a new video today that announces Operation Defense Phase II. If you …

Anontune: How Anonymous Hopes To Change Music On The Internet Anontune: How Anonymous Hopes To Change Music On The Internet
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Music has changed. That’s the message from Anonymous in their latest video announcing the creation of Anontune, a social music platform that puts discovery and innovation at the forefront. It’s being built in such a way to avoid any potential …

Anonymous Launches AnonPaste, A PasteBin Alternative Anonymous Launches AnonPaste, A PasteBin Alternative

For as long as I can remember, Anonymous has always used PasteBin for their leaks and press releases. It was a place where anybody could paste text and remain completely anonymous. It was all fine and dandy until the collective …

Anonymous Plans “24 Hour Tweet Bomb” To Fight CISPA Anonymous Plans “24 Hour Tweet Bomb” To Fight CISPA
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While it’s not the hot-button issue SOPA and PIPA became, there is something of an outcry concerning CISPA, and with the Congress preparing to vote on the bill next week (Monday, 4/23), there’s been a push from those opposing the …

Anonymous Defaces F1 Racing Sites For #OpBahrain Anonymous Defaces F1 Racing Sites For #OpBahrain

Anonymous is involved in a lot of operations, but many of them don’t get much attention until they do something drastic. It’s unfortunate in a way since it takes a defacement to actually get our attention. Today’s defacement is centered …

Twitter Sponsors Apache, Takes to Twitter Twitter Sponsors Apache, Takes to Twitter

Twitter has just announced that is has become an official sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation, the non-profit, decentralized collective of developers of open-source software. Twitter’s Chris Aniszczyk comments on the company’s personal stake in the sponsorship and the Apache-developed …

Anonymous Makes The TIME 100 List Anonymous Makes The TIME 100 List

Anonymous caused an uproar last week when they pulled ahead of everybody else in the TIME 100 poll and claimed first place in the popular vote. There were accusations of the group using botnets to secure their place in history …

Ohio Man Allegedly Hacks Into Utah Police Websites Ohio Man Allegedly Hacks Into Utah Police Websites

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to brag about your accomplishments online. Ohio resident John Anthony Borell III, 21, stands accused of hacking into the websites for the Utah Police Department. After posting confidential information about police informants and various employees online, …

Anonymous to Launch Pro-Marijuana Campaign on 4/20 Anonymous to Launch Pro-Marijuana Campaign on 4/20
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Anonymous is launching a full-scale on-line campaign for the legalization of marijuana, dubbed OpCannabis. They will launch this Friday, April 20, the smoker’s holiday, having started phase one of the campaign by releasing the video and statement below. On 4/20, …

Anonymous Number 1 in TIME 100 Poll Results Anonymous Number 1 in TIME 100 Poll Results
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The results of the TIME 100 poll are out and, just as you would expect from an internet poll, the internet has won. The week-long poll, which seeks to determine the most influential people of the past year, was topped …

UK Home Office Brought To Its Knees UK Home Office Brought To Its Knees

Hacktivists affiliated with Anonymous reacted against UK’s extradition policies by infiltrating the UK Home Office website. The attack comes under the “Op Trial At Home banner, #optrialathome on Twitter, supports anti-extradition protests for Chris Tappin, Richard O’Dwyer and Gary McKinnon …

Anonymous Leaks Tunisia Prime Minister’s Emails Anonymous Leaks Tunisia Prime Minister’s Emails

In their ever expanding role of revealing corruption and injustice around the world, Anonymous has also set their sights on Tunisia. They are protesting the ruling Ennahda party over their perceived lack of action against conservative Salafi attacks. This recent …

Anonymous Attacks UK Home Office Web Site Anonymous Attacks UK Home Office Web Site

Anonymous may be waging a war against China’s censorship of the Internet, but they are also fighting something a bit closer to home. That is, if you count the UK as being closer to home. The Anonymous UK Twitter account …

Anonymous Planning More Attacks On Chinese Web Sites Anonymous Planning More Attacks On Chinese Web Sites
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We reported a few weeks ago on Anonymous starting up a new operation that targeted Chinese government Web sites. They defaced several of the Web sites, leaked databases and provided links to Chinese citizens that would show them how to …