Hair hacking, anti-bullying, proponents of pink; yeah, we’re not talking about American cops today. Toronto Police officer Luke Watson went pink to support the annual Day of Pink to stop bullying; his colleague Ryan Willmer tweeted the picture, along with… Read More ›
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Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for April 9
We’re baaaaaaack! After chasing a couple of stories far too hard we are back, with all the cyber news that IS cyber news and also buzzwords, hashtags, and jargon to boot! D’oh, I always forget to put the keywords in… Read More ›
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter, kittens! Like Jesus, we shall arise in three days (if we give ourselves the hangover we are expecting tonight). Unlike Jesus, we shall report on hacktivism and cyberwar news when we return. See you Tuesday!
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for April 3
Welcome to the Long Weekend, kittens! While you’re hunting for Easter eggs and quietly digesting chocolate with your family, remember: hackers believe in no gods but themselves. You think some Palestinian or Chinese kid in a cinderblock hut cares that… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for April 2
It’s We The People Wednesday, kittens, and today’s roundup features a whole mess of … mess from the political establishment when it comes to your digital rights. Coffee in hand, tea in Boston Harbour? Excellent, let’s begin. Inside America’s Toughest… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for April 1
Happy hump day, kittens! We’re a little pressed for time today and our only source of energy at Cryptosphere HQ is Nescafe, so we’ll cut to the chase as they say in the media and the cliche’d intro text blurbs…. Read More ›
Omar Khadr: On Trial for Thirteen Years
This is a first-person report by citizen journalist Sandra Der from the scene of Omar Khadr’s bail hearing in Edmonton. Khadr was only 15 when the actions which led to his detention took place in Afghanistan. Khadr was apprehended by American forces… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for March 31
It’s Random Attack Day, kittens! Why does China hate Github? Why does the Ukraine hate Rutgers? Why do Anons hate Anons? Bloggers jailed! Protesters kettled! Of our several-day involuntary hiatus from the interwebs we shall not speak, except to say… Read More ›
#Sabu Week: The #FBI #LulzSec Files, 2011
LulzSec, as we have stated before, was of interest to the FBI basically since it first broke away from Anonymous. At the time I warned them that separating from the Hive would make them a target, a much easier target… Read More ›
Interwebbed: #Sabu Week Cyber and Crypto News
It’s Friday of Sabu Week and a number of our comrades can’t wait to say goodbye to this. Me, personally, my mission won’t be accomplished until I staple the reputation he deserves to his forehead, in contravention of his current… Read More ›
#Anonymous #Sabu Week Numbers: Nerd Agonistes
“Do your own time.” – prison saying Two things rob the world of wonder: Reducing life to magic numbers And twisting it to hide your blunders. Which is which is hard to say. One denies there’s a price to pay,… Read More ›
#Anonymous #Sabu Week Reprints: Sabu the Inciter by Nigel Parry
This is a reprint of an article by the talented reporter and researcher Nigel Parry: it originally appeared on his website March 11, 2012. [Image removed, thanks for the malware] One of a series of FOX News exclusives clearly based… Read More ›
#Sabu Week: USA v. Hector “Sabu” Monsegur Sentencing Documents August 2011
Well, as we all know, Sabu got a pat on the head and a golden handshake instead of an actual sentence from Loretta Preska, who is married to one of the victims of the Stratfor hack which Sabu helmed. This… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for March 24
Sabu Week is in full effect, kittens! Aren’t you thrilled? Don’t worry, once we’ve settled some old scores and shone some light into some dark corners of Anonymous and its alumni, we’ll be back to regular programming. In fact, we’ll… Read More ›
#Sabu Week: Meet Sabu, Most Hated Man in #Anonymous
Hector Xavier Monsegur aka Sabu is unquestionably the most widely loathed person in or of the Anonymous hive, thanks to his work as a long-running informant for the FBI, work which resulted in a preponderance of his LulzSec and AntiSec crewmembers… Read More ›