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Anonymous Hits U.K. ISP For Pirate Bay Censorship

BY Kit Eaton | 05-09-2012 | 6:37 AM | INNOVATION

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Anonymous Successfully Attacks CIA Website, Russian TV Given Scoop

BY Neal Ungerleider | 02-10-2012 | 5:16 PM | TECHNOLOGY

Anonymous is allegedly responsible for taking CIA.gov offline; the site has been inaccessible for more than an hour.READ MORE›

How Anonymous Is Tricking The Public Into Helping Them Take On The Feds

BY Kit Eaton | 01-20-2012 | 9:15 AM | INNOVATION

The Anonymous-led hack attack going on against web properties of the DOJ and others is apparently employing a cunning new tactic to improve its potency: It's getting regular web users to launch denial-of-service attacks.READ MORE›

Anonymous Leaks Apparent Stratfor Emails

BY Neal Ungerleider | 01-18-2012 | 9:39 AM | TECHNOLOGY

The hacktivist collective has released the first in a series of alleged stolen emails from security firm Stratfor.READ MORE›

Watch LulzSec Strike Back At The Empire [Video]

BY Kit Eaton | 08-08-2011 | 11:08 AM | INNOVATION

Rebellious groups Anonymous and LulzSec have formed a hacktivist Voltron to strike back against international police efforts to arrest their members; they've hacked the police. It's a war, now. And we've developed a war-room style video of LulzSec's history.READ MORE›

Negative Creeps? Anonymous Introduces The Switzerland Of Social Nets

BY Kit Eaton | 07-18-2011 | 9:02 AM | INNOVATION

Shunned from new social networking hotness Google+, hacker collective Anonymous is trying to build its own social net, where political dissatisfaction can be voiced without censorship. In other words: an independent state of social networking.READ MORE›

GSV Boosts Facebook To $70B, HBO Go Hits 3M, iPhone 5 Due In Three Months With "Lite" Partner

BY Fast Company Staff | 06-27-2011 | 6:28 AM | INNOVATION

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LulzSec Leaks 62,000 Passwords, Usernames For Unknown Sites

BY Kit Eaton | 06-16-2011 | 11:28 AM | INNOVATION

Until now, the antics of LulzSec have seemed more or less harmless (depending on where you draw the line on the criminality of hacking), but with the release of 62,000 usernames and passwords to unlisted sites, LulzSec has got personal.READ MORE›

Want A Website Brought Down? Just Dial 614-LULZSEC

BY Kit Eaton | 06-15-2011 | 10:50 AM | INNOVATION

Unpredictable hacker collective LulzSec is pulling off a bizarre stunt and thumbing its nose at the authorities by launching a phone line on which its fans can suggest potential website hacking targets. With its recent attacks on EVE Online and League of Legends, LulzSec is sending mixed messages about its mission. READ MORE›

LulzSec Touts Hacktivism And NATO Considers War

BY Kit Eaton | 06-07-2011 | 8:20 AM | INNOVATION

LulzSec is in the news for hacking Sony, Nintendo, and PBS, among others. And now it seems the group is tied to hacktivist group Anonymous. NATO is not happy.READ MORE›