Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 20 at 1:58 pm PT
Big as they were, the attacks carried out in revenge for the Megaupload arrests accomplished nothing significant.
This was a very apolitical group that had absolutely no understanding about the military-industrial complex whatsoever, and no understanding about international finance. As a result of joining our battle and trying to protect themselves, they have come to see that the threats related to Internet freedom come from the military-industrial complex, the banking system and the media.
– Julian Assange, in Rolling Stone, referring to Anonymous
Peter Kafka in Media on January 18 at 6:22 pm PT
The music service sends subpoenas to Digital Music News, demanding to learn the identity of an accuser. Won’t happen, says publisher Paul Resnikoff.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 1 at 3:22 pm PT
How scary was the Internet in 2011? It depends on what you consider scary. News of attacks, some silly, some downright chilling, created uneasiness all year.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 26, 2011 at 7:34 am PT
The hackers of Anonymous are at it again, attacking the servers of intelligence think tank Stratfor, and then using the pilfered credit cards to give money to charities.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 2, 2011 at 6:09 am PT
A planned campaign by the hacking troupe Anonymous against a Mexican drug cartel is called off. The threat of getting arrested is one thing. The all-too-real threat of getting killed is quite another.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 2, 2011 at 6:30 am PT
Police in the U.K. make the second pair of arrests in as many days in their ongoing investigation into the activities of the LulzSec and Anonymous hacker gangs.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 3, 2011 at 7:15 am PT
The biggest network intrusion ever has been carried out since 2006 against organizations in 72 countries. You get three guesses who the attacker is thought to be, but you probably only need one. Need a hint? It wasn’t LulzSec.
