It’s been one hell of a week in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin dove below $500, and Coindesk and many others are wondering why. Because so many other cryptocurrencies are based on the Bitcoin model and software, the crash had an impact across… Read More ›
Month: August 2014
Rallies for imprisoned Anon Matt DeHart Scheduled This Weekend
Matt DeHart, a former American drone pilot and soldier and past participant in Anonymous actions, is in prison in Canada, awaiting extradition to the US, which seeks him on child pornography charges, charges he and his family claim are a… Read More ›
Missouri family of slain black teen says police are now trying to ‘assassinate’ their dead son’s character
This was predictable. Note that the officer who shot Mike Brown did not even know he was a suspect in a robbery. The entire encounter was just about jaywalking. Jaywalking.
The Guy Who Kickstarted Potato Salad Wasn’t Just Trolling Us All
Some good news from the man who will forever after be known as Potato Salad Guy.
A Message From The #Ferguson Protesters To #Anonymous
It’s been a hit-or-miss week for Anonymous in Ferguson, Missouri; their #OpFerguson has enjoyed wide support, but in their attempts to identify the police officer who shot Mike Brown and dox the police chief they’ve struck wide of the mark,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: TGIF Cyber and Crypto Headlines
We made it to Friday, kittens! The way this week has been going I’d have lost a bet on that, for sure. But the week is ended, the weekend is hours away, and now we know that Darren Wilson killed… Read More ›
Cyberpunk Party Thought o’ the Day: AndrewWK
If you’re not following party philosopher and rock star Andrew WK on Facebook and Twitter, you’re missing out on an authentically cyberpunk party dude. We aught to know about that. Featured image by Collider
Why #Ferguson Wasn’t Trending For Some Social Media Users Last Night
The more you learn about how the tools work, the better you can use them. One important thing not mentioned here is that rts do not count towards trending status. Anonymous Tweetstorms typically caution people to copy/paste the tweet, snipping… Read More ›
Oops: Twitter suspends hacker account after it outs the wrong cop in Ferguson crisis
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Social media may be a powerful tool for citizen reporting, but it can also lead to dangerous situations when “the people” get the story wrong. That’s what happened when a Twitter account associated with the hacker collective Anonymous published the name…
Interwebbed: Crypto and Cyber Headlines for Today
Now this is democracy in action! Foreign Policy wants YOU YES YOU to Name! That! Op! From their Gordon Lubold’s daily email roundup: Name that op! Yesterday we noted that the current U.S. military airstrike mission over northern Iraq did… Read More ›
Crypto Currently: Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and HoboNickles
Between the exciting news in WikiLeaks wear, playing whack-a-mole with trolls, and the ongoing saga in Ferguson, Missouri, it’s been a busy day chez Cryptosphere, and speaking of penniless hobos we got paid so we are off to drown our… Read More ›
#OpFerguson Updates: Trolls, Honeypots, Leaks, and Crowdsourcing Intel
UPDATE: aaaand just as we hit Publish, Anonymous has taken the Ferguson City website and the St Louis County website offline. Anonymous has been busy over the last day or so, working on OpFerguson, the operation designed to bring justice… Read More ›
The WikiLeaks Army has Boots on the Ground
The day long feared by the Lords of the 1% is finally here. Julian Assange has an army. Or at least, he has the uniform. Or at least, he has the most important part, which is a snazzy pair of… Read More ›
Now even Germany’s postal service has an encrypted messaging app
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Last year’s NSA revelations sparked a great deal of interest in secure messaging apps, from Threema to Telegram to TextSecure, particularly in German-speaking countries where people and businesses are highly sensitive about surveillance. Now you can…
Murder Suspect Asks Siri Where to Dump His Dead Roommate’s Body
Thanks, Siri. Nice to know she watches as many old cop shows as I do. Too bad for him she’s such a crap accomplice (she always, ALWAYS talks).
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