Another #OpCovid19action you can take during the Covid-19 crisis: save a life and make your own life that much better. Foster a Pet During the Pandemic! A boy at the Baytree Owl & Wildlife Centre reads the book Owl Babies… Read More ›
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DIY Masks for Medical Personnel and Civilians
Just what it says on the tin. The first initiative from #OpCovid19, mobilizing the energy of a world of shut-ins to solve problems in the age of pandemic. Easy instructions for making a medical-grade mask at home, and even mass-producing… Read More ›
Barrett Brown released from prison. Again
Journalist Barrett Brown has been released from FCI Seagoville today.
The 12 Days of Fedmas
This festive seasonal carol comes to us from the fertile brain of John. A. Ninpo on Facebook, and perfectly expresses the experience of social media activism in 2016 which can, by the way, eat a bowl of dicks. Bring on… Read More ›
#FreeMartyG Operation Announced for Marty Gottesfeld, Alleged #Anonymous Hacker
Marty Gottesfeld resides in custody, held without bail, for allegedly attacking a hospital’s website via DDoS, in retaliation for the hospital’s alleged (there’s that word again) mistreatment of Justina Pelletier. Well, the mistreatment was actually real, separating her legally and… Read More ›
Who Is #Anonymous? A Viceland Video Report
This 22-minute video from Ben Makuch and the team at Viceland delves into the origin of Anonymous and their evolution from an amoral lulz-based prank collective to a “moralfagging,” weaponized activist hive. Featuring interviews with former LulzSec members Mustafa Al-Bassam… Read More ›
Tyranny of Structurelessness?
The recent sexual assault and bullying allegations against Jacob Applebaum, formerly of Tor, have caused the digital security community to re-examine itself in the quest to prevent similar situations from arising in the future. In this guest post from McGill… Read More ›
FreeAnons Endorses September 9 National Prisoner Strike
This important post is borrowed (with permission of the author) from the FreeAnons website, and announces the semi-regular return of The Cryptosphere. Sorry we’ve been gone for more or less six solid months. Things are returning to our normal “extremely… Read More ›
Edward Snowden Beams Into Vancouver, Talks #PanamaPapers, #BigData, #Security
Edward Snowden skyped into Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a talk entitled “Big Data, Security, and Human Rights” on April 5, and here it is! We’re a little behind with our Snowden Events coverage, but I blame Simon Fraser University,… Read More ›
“Love Must Prevail,” says Assange on the eve of Lauri Love’s court appearance
UPDATE: Facebook has banned sharing the direct link to the article on Facebook, but thanks to the quick thinking of @AnarcKat you can share using this retro-futuristic QR code. Many thanks for a clever workaround! Lauri Love, the 31-year-old activist,… Read More ›
Personal Statement: Do not cry wolf! #OpNimr of #Anonymous
Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
Sunday March 13th: Personal statement regarding the recent article in the Saudi state newspaper Okaz on Friday March 11 about four men condemned to death From Dubai I hear the following: Death sentences against four…
The Ashley Madison Hack, as explained by weev
It’s the weev show! The world’s most famous troll explains the infamous Ashley Madison cheating site hack and leak. He’s done it in the form of a monologue on YouTube because as he explained on Twitter, Vice asked him for… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Jan 20
Happy mid-January, kittens! We’ve been away sampling the delights of a winter in the mountains, but now we’re back at the keyboard and raring to go. So, let’s. How The $100B Census Retail Data Mistake Was Discovered (Pymnts) Cyberwar: Will… Read More ›
Syria #TANGODOWN: an interview with bangstress aka @AR_Talents on #OpDDoSISIS
As of 15 minutes ago: All #opDDoSISIS target websites were offline, will check again in a bit. @anonzeus3 — bangstress (@AR_Talents) December 24, 2015 Can one person, even one team, take down an entire nation’s internet? According to AnonyInfo yesterday, yes, and… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 24
Happy Christmas Eve, Kittens! It’s the last day before our winter vacation starts, and we have more news than we know what to do with, so buckle up, pour yourself a saucer of cream, and prepare to wet your whiskers… Read More ›
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