After fighting and beating back 12 drummed-up criminal charges, Indian journalist Sandeep Kothari was finally abducted and killed, apparently by local organized crime gangs in retaliation for his crusading journalism. This is merely the latest in a string of attacks,… Read More ›
The Taliban, presumably jealous of the attention ISIS has been getting, attacked the Afghani Parliament today. Eighteen civilians, no members of parliament, were wounded, and all seven attackers were killed by the police. Except, presumably, the suicide bomber, who took… Read More ›
Of The Hacker Wars we have spoken oft before: the documentary by Vivien Lesnik Wiseman is the definitive cinematic depiction of the golden days of hacktivism, LulzSec, AntiSec, and the rest, and also of their inevitable fall. A fall, we… Read More ›
We all know kittens love rats! This Saturday at 3pm we will all find out just how much, when Hector Xavier Monsegur aka Sabu, the most hated man in the world of hacktivism, takes the stage at the Suits and… Read More ›
We made it to Friday, kittens! Well, kitten. A significant portion of our readership is probably in transit, en route to New York City, either to attend the Suits and Spooks conference or to protest outside of it. Still, who… Read More ›
Originally posted on Krypt3ia:
OPM: Voted Most Likely To Be Hacked Have any of you ever read an OIG report out there in cyber land? Well you should if you are interested in the security of your data and…
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of Thursday. It’s an unusually lively day, cyberwar- and hacktivism-wise, so let’s get right to it. It’s late, so we are just going to assume you’re sufficiently caffeinated; we can’t hold your hand… Read More ›
Some places have Pepsi in vending machine. Some places have burner phones. Some places have used schoolgirl panties. And then some countries have actual gold bars. Welcome to Singapore, where they like their money portable, but more palpable than digital…. Read More ›
“Let the man rap a plan, said he’d send him home. But his hope was a rope, and he should have known.” – Curtis Mayfield (Freddie’s Dead) The boy who’d kill Is now your hero His central skill Is playing… Read More ›
Hackers and threats and malware and trolls and letters from prison…we made it through all of that to Friday! Yay! The good news: It’s Friday! ALL DAY! The bad news: It’s going to be Monday soon, and then we get… Read More ›
Originally posted on The one and only Fruzsina Eördögh:
In 2015, it is only a foolish man that organizes an all-male panel, rescinding a woman’s spot for fear of “drama.” Yes, this is something akin to a call-out.…
In prison. Former American soldier, rumoured WikiLeaks courier, and oldfag Anonymous member Matt DeHart is having a birthday today, his 31st. He won’t be going out to dinner with his parents, won’t be hitting the bars with his friends, and in… Read More ›
“I attacked Joomla.” Well, that’s one way to get our attention. Joomla is one of the biggest names in plug-and-play website building software. Instead of relying on plugins the way WordPress does, Joomla’s claim to fame is its multi-featured nature,… Read More ›
Top of the morning to you, kittens! We chez Cryptosphere always like to start off the day by looking at a well-dressed man, and if we didn’t happen to stock the HQ with one the night before, well, we have… Read More ›
AND he was descended from Charlemagne. Rest in Peace, you legit badass.
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