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Chad Bray, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 9 at 12:06 am PT
As soon as he was caught, an influential computer hacker agreed to become a government informant and “literally worked around the clock” to help federal agents nab an elusive collective of alleged cyber criminals who have launched online attacks against companies, governments and individuals.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 6 at 6:21 am PT
Five people on two continents are charged as being members of the LulzSec hacking troupe that caused so much mayhem last summer. They are alleged to have been turned in by one of their own.
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.
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 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.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 1, 2011 at 5:59 am PT
The 18-year-old resident of the Shetland Islands has been granted bail and is scheduled to appear in a U.K. court on Aug. 30.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 27, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT
LulzSec and Anonymous encourage people to dump their PayPal accounts. Meanwhile, a member is arrested by Scotland Yard.
