Originally posted on UndercoverInfo:
Publications that used or referred to information from Stratfor hack or analysis On January 22nd US journalist Barrett Brown will know whether he will receive up to 8.5 years imprisonment for what are basically minor offences he…
Month: January 2015
Numbers: The Death of Alberto Nisman
“I depart for the great Maybe.” – François Rabelais The day Alberto Nisman died Flowers broke his skull, His eyes like prisms bent the light And plenty burst from null. The single truth a life secures By simply being so Unravels… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Hacking the Gibson News
Once again, TGIF kittens! We’ve had a week off thanks to a salmon burger of sketchy antecedents, and are happy, relieved, and about five pounds lighter as we swing into the saddle once again. Let us begin with a story…. Read More ›
Canadian Resistance In The West: Chester Brown’s Louis Riel
This is the first review from our new Books Editor, Anabelle Bernard Fournier. Welcome our newest Cryptospherian, a freelance writer who hails from Victoria, British Columbia. Even though we think of ourselves as a relatively peaceful nation, there’s a lot… Read More ›
Prince Andrew denies allegations he had sex with underage teenager
Did you ever think, in your whole life, that you would read a sentence like that? Davos is the world economic forum, and a British prince has used the lecturn there to defend himself against a potential criminal charge of… Read More ›
4 Ways Copyright Law Actually Controls Your Whole Digital Life
Consumerist sinks their teeth into digital copyright. A murky territory, for sure, with absolutists all around, swinging wildly and hoping to draw blood. Is there a way through this morass? The first step is mapping the territory. So here we… Read More ›
Drone pilot and FAA settle for $1,100 in key commercial use case
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Raphael Pirker, who is probably the world’s most famous drone pilot, has reached a deal with the Federal Aviation Agency, which had sought to impose a $10,000 fine on Pirker for using an unmanned aircraft to take pictures for the…
LulzSecMafia Pwns Sweden for #Anonymous’ #SaveSweWolves
Time for more Sweden Punishment.. We can't let @_Cryptosphere down now can we? #LulzSecMafia #SaveSweWolves — #LulzSecMafia (@LulzSecMafia) January 22, 2015 Gee, all we said was “Keep us in the loop.” Great, now we can never go to Stockholm. The evocatively-named LulzSecMafia… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Piratical News
Ahoy, kittens! Weigh anchor and sail with us over a sea of C (and BASIC and many other languages) as we set sail for The Silk Road, the land of halfling hackers, and other esoteric delights. Do not adjust your… Read More ›
#Anonymous Comes to the Aid of Endangered Swedish Wolves with #SaveSweWolves
UPDATE: Part II here. Never mess with a Spirit Animal. The wolf is a hunter; so are many Swedes. And so is Anonymous. For the second time in two years, a global group of hacktivists including significant support from… Read More ›
Native American Gangs: A cross to bear
Originally posted on RED POWER MEDIA:
JAN 20, 2015 | BY Al Jazeera America MINNEAPOLIS — It was Sunday, game day, and James Cross turned down the television volume, rose from his armchair and lifted his purple Vikings windbreaker to show…
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Totally Tubular News
Happy hump day, kittens. It’s a long haul from here to the next holiday, particularly if you are a geek of pristine antecedents and spotless reputation if not wardrobe (ie Forever Alone) and Valentine’s Day just means chocolate at half… Read More ›
Cyber-Panic! The (Surveillance) State of the Union
This is our second guest post by Joe Fionda, actor and activist. President Obama is set to go before congress for the State of the Union and argue for reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). He will… Read More ›
Al Qaeda official who claimed responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack calls for ‘lone wolf’ terror in Canada
The concept of spokesman-incited “lone wolf” attacks is nothing new. It’s called motivation, and it’s something that every revolutionary group in history has used. Even Anonymous, the faceless Hive Mind, has used it in OpMayhem (incidentally, one of my favorite… Read More ›
U.S. Air Force Doubles Drone Pilot Incentive Pay to Keep Them From Quitting Altogether
Now THIS is interesting. You’d think that the government would throw some money at these people, rather than keep it for the Generals and the contractors. You’d be wrong. What will happen to war when the US outsources drone flying… Read More ›
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