The London attack on the Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminister (ie Parliament) which has ended the lives of five including one attacker and a policeman, and wounded 40 others was apparently targeted via posts on the infamous troll board… Read More ›
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Op/Ed: Irina Tsukerman on Spies, Lies, and Reality
We will be very surprised if this editorial, from lawyer Irina Tsukerman, does not cause kerfuffles a-plenty. Not every whistleblower is a whistleblower, and not every action which inconveniences those in power is worthy of worship. Pull up a chair,… Read More ›
The Registered Voter Leak: Big Deal or No Big Deal?
This controversial op/ed analysis of the recent, and substantial, leak of registered voter information, comes to us from Dominick Bruno. It is his first contribution to The Cryptosphere, so let’s make him welcome. On December 28th, the internet was… 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 ›
#WikiLeaks attacked by Our_Mine: Our_Mine attacked by AnonyInfo of #Anonymous
It all started the afternoon of December 20. And, like most interpersonal spats today, it began on social media. Attacking @wikileaks https://t.co/2nPfgwkRBd pic.twitter.com/P6fTwfl5Kl — ⚠ OurMine Team ⚠ (@Our_Mine) December 20, 2015 . @wikileaks is still down ! Still attacking…..!!! https://t.co/2nPfgwkRBd… Read More ›
Cyber-Affirmation of the Day: Happy Holidays from @skullsinthestars
So…mark your calendars, kittens! Only about 24 mass shootings until Christmas, everyone. #HappyHolidays https://t.co/mw0QOMl0dC — skullsinthestars (@drskyskull) December 2, 2015 Yet another active shooter situation in the US. Getting hard to keep track. Here's year to date. pic.twitter.com/4fYcWjoas8 — ian… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 12
Welcome back, kittens! First a head injury, then hardware collapse; it’s never dull chez Cryptosphere, that’s for sure. Here’s our top selection of the (literally) 938 links we collected but could not post over the past two weeks. Enjoy. Also,… Read More ›
#HoodsOff, #OpKKK Releases 500+ Names #Anonymous Identifies as KKK Members
OFFICIAL #OpKKK #HoodsOff 2015 Data Release. https://t.co/EQODjs7wpA With Love, Anonymous — Operation KKK (@Operation_KKK) November 5, 2015 Well, it’s finally here: the long-awaited list that Anonymous’s OpKKK has been collating for a year, since the first OpKKK which grew out of OpFerguson, which… Read More ›
Attacked! How to Thwart “Muslim Hacktivist” Crew The Intrud3rs
They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Last week, we featured an interview with Sys GhosT of self-described Muslim hacktivist crew The Intrud3rs, discussing their September defaces of a number of NASA web pages and French University sites. Sys GhosT claimed that the hacks were… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 27
It’s always a Happy Tuesday, kittens, when we’ve got a new Banksy to share! As for the rest of the day’s breaking news, well, as always some of it is more leaning towards a net and overall state of positivity,… Read More ›
Muslim Hacking Crew The Intrud3rs Attacks, Defaces NASA sites, French Universities
Well, this is a new one: a Muslim hacker crew attacking the US because they believe the US created ISIS, and ISIS makes Muslims look bad. And then moving on to French universities in protest of what they say are… Read More ›
Hail Amazon, Slayer of Zombies!
On a scale of one to ten, how trusted are Amazon reviews? Well, you should add a star to that number, because the etail giant has taken up arms against professional spam reviewers and launched a lawsuit against over 1000… Read More ›
Journalist and Accused #Anonymous Collaborator Matthew Keys Awaits Verdict—UPDATE: Guilty!
That was bullshit. — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) October 7, 2015 Matthew Keys’ fate is out of his hands. Possibly for the next several decades. Keys, a self-made meteor who’d rocketed to significant heights in the social media news desk firmament,… Read More ›