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Anonymous avails Guantanamo hunger strike

The American military has turned off its wi-fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay following threats by the hacker collective Anonymous. Anonymous had threatened to “disrupt activities” at the base, in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22608083 It launched “Operation Guantanamo” on Saturday, 18 May. The Anonymous three-day campaign began on the […]

Anonymous “Good Guys” against North Korea

The hacking collective Anonymous has said it has been "hacking" and vandalising social networking profiles linked to North Korea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22025724 Anonymous also claimed to have accessed 15,000 usernames and passwords from a university database. As part of action which the loosely organised collective has called "Operation Free Korea", the hackers have called for leader Kim […]

Journalist faces 10 years for helping Anonymous

The US Justice Department said a Reuters online editor has been charged in California with one count each of conspiracy to transmit information to damage a protected computer; transmitting information to damage a protected computer and attempted transmission of information to damage a protected computer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21794799  He is alleged to have identified himself on an […]