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Saudi Arabia Is Set to Behead 50 Men on Terrorism Charges
More than 50 men are set to be beheaded by court executioners in Saudi Arabia…the date and time are uncertain, but what is certain is that this mass execution is likely to include both 21-year-old Ali Mohammad Al-Nimr and his uncle, Nimr… Read More ›
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Hardware Hacker’s Black Friday / Cyber Monday Guide
A good roundup of what’s hot in online sales right now. Do your holiday geek gift shopping early because you KNOW what the delivery services are like at this time of year! Source: Hardware Hacker’s Black Friday / Cyber Monday Guide
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‘We can’t protect public from cyber crimes’: RCMP boss
It is perhaps less than reassuring (or professional) when the RCMP Commissioner says that the only effective way to protect yourself from cybercrime is to “Stay off the internet.” Does he recommend you never leave your house to avoid being… Read More ›
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We Spent 72 Hours with weev and Fled to Bosnia
As one does… Everything world’s most famous troll weev does is complicated. Even his hair is complicated (why is it two different colours?). In this episode of weev got news intrepid reporters from bizarre and extremely cool site DSSK meet him… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 23
Some bad news, kittens: it’s going to be Monday all day. Some good news: we have your links roundup, hot and ready and chewy. Brace thine gullet, you’ll need an iron stomach for some of these. On Encryption and Terrorists… Read More ›
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Fake Anonymous Group Profiting From #OpISIS And RT Is Helping
It’s an old trick: download somebody’s video, re-upload it to your own account, slap some ads on it, and spam it as wide as you can. Looks like some AnonImposters picked the wrong targets this time, when they stole Redcult’s… Read More ›
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Emma Kelly: The media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it.
We’ve all seen Facebook, festooned since the Paris attacks with both legitimate grief for the victims of the attacks, and with the inevitable and regrettable guilt-shaming coming from those who believe that compassion is some kind of zero-sum game. This… Read More ›
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“Ghosts Of No Nation” #IntelGroup Interviews Former #GhostSec Member @WauchulaGhost
A nice complement to our earlier interview with GhostSec and Ghost Security Group. Now the Jester’s thrown himself into the middle of everything as well, blaming Anons for fighting ISIS while at the same time trying to take credit for… Read More ›
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Lauri Love Appeals for Letters of Support
Alleged hacktivist Lauri Love faces an uncertain future. Attending University for his Master’s in Electrical Engineering, his studying time has to be juggled with his “checking in with the local police” time, as well as his “preparing for court appearances”… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 20
TG to the IF, kittens! Another week draws to a close and then, in three days: CYBER MONDAY! Yes, it’s the cyberest day of the year, when every little boy and girl, and every grown man and woman, steals to… Read More ›
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Watch David Bowie’s Darkly Beautiful 10-Minute “Blackstar” Short Film
Basically everything David Bowie does belongs here, he’s just so freakishly awesome, and his new short sci-fi film Blackstar is no exception. Rumours have been swirling about it for a year. Expectations are high for the man who is the… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 19
Anonymous vs ISIS, round whatever round it is now. FBI pays 15,000 snitches to tattle on those pesky vegans. New app lets you beat the crap out of Donald Trump for prizes. All this and more in our Thursday news… Read More ›
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Refugee tragedy — Faced with government apathy, volunteers from around the world step up to help
Lest we forget: This is what refugees go through in order to start a new life abroad. Imagine how bad what they’re fleeing from must be. Source: Refugee tragedy — Faced with government apathy, volunteers from around the world step… Read More ›
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Cyber-Affirmation of the Day: The Grugq on FUD
The Paris attacks have been so convenient for so many people in high places. Given enough panic, they must think they can frighten people into accepting anything at all. Several men who know each other and live in a small… Read More ›
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Interwebbed Cyber & Crypto News for Nov 18
Dude, you’re gonna need a bigger spell. Seriously, who among us thinks this is exactly the way the UN Security Council is run? Have you seen those decisions: a wonky 20-sided die had to be involved at some point. As… Read More ›
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