Happy hump day, kittens! We’ve got a heapin’ helpin’ of hacker, hacktivist, and cybery-type news for you today, so put some Martin Denny on the hi-fi, settle into your LexMod Eero Saarinen Chair, and get ready to read. Dox o’… Read More ›
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Behold: the Queen of #Anonymous
Leaderfagging: you’re doing it wrong. To be honest, kittens, this is one of the rare cases where the YouTube transcript makes more sense than the actual words in the interview. Still, we cannot pass up the opportunity to share this… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto #Security #News for Aug 13
Ferguson, Oath Keepers, Windows 10, old fashioned phonecalls, spies be spying, finks be finking, hackers meet insider traders, and even more bad news: our top news roundup for Thursday is action-packed, colourful, and glitchy just like our featured image for… Read More ›
Exclusive Interview with #Anonymous Activists Kitty Hundal and Lauri #NoLove4USGov Love on #Donate11 Campaign
The Cryptosphere is in the unusual position of occasionally featuring several of its contributors not only as writers but also as, ahem, material. Here, we catch up with Cryptospherians Kitty Hundal, author and activist, and Lauri Love, currently battling a US… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for August 4
Welcome back, kittens! Did you enjoy your BC Day long weekend? We sure did. Of course, while we were doing that all hell broke loose on Canadian websites, but meh. That’s how it goes whenever we turn our backs. Coffee… Read More ›
Telecomix Canada Defaces Donald Trump’s Site with #DataLove Letter to Jon Stewart
It was, according to one observer, the “Classiest website hack ever.” If we didn’t know Barrett Brown had an alibi, we would have sworn this was his writing. As it happens, Brown is still writing, but under close supervision in… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for July 29
Wakey, wakey kittens! Don’t want to be caught dreaming when the new day dawns. Also, THAT is what dreams are made of, according to Google. You wanna sleep with THAT? Didn’t think so. Caffeinate thyself appropriately and prepare for the… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for July 28
Buck up, kittens, it’s only Tuesday and there’s a lot more to the week ahead. We’ll wait once you’ve struck that unique balance of up and down, that diet Coke and Egg McMuffin, that half-caff 2% foamy latte, that Huge-Ass… Read More ›
#Anonymous to Canadian Government: Let’s Talk. Also, U Pwnd Again, d00ds!
In the wake of the RCMP killing of masked Anon James McIntyre in Dawson Creek, BC, Anonymous operations against the Canadian government continue. The weekend saw the leaking of more Secret government documents and the temporary disappearance of the RCMP… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto news for July 27
Just another manic Monday at the Cryptosphere, kittens. Your car’s been hacked and, worse, recalled. Canadian Snowbirds Snowdens? Where can you watch cop cams in peace? The Return of CISPA!!11! The Return of Palantir Technologies! And worse… You’re gonna need… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto #News for July 23
*peeks out from cyberbunker* Is it clear? Is it safe? Is it even still there? We’re back from a two day mental health break (insert cheap, self-effacing joke here) and on Link Duty, so grab the beverage of your choice… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for July 20
The great thing about hitting rock bottom is, there’s nowhere to go but up, right kittens? So this week it’s all uphill compared to last. Yay? We hope you’ve got a bracing beverage by your side, a good breakfast in… Read More ›
#Anonymous Responds to #RCMP Shooting of Their Own
Much has happened within the Anonymous hive since Thursday night’s shooting death of an as-yet-officially-unnamed Anon at the hands of Dawson Creek RCMP officers. The officers had been called out to deal with a masked Anon who had reportedly ripped… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for July 17
Blackwater! Whitewash! The Dead Web! The Return of John McAfee (to the headlines at least)! Build your own free, anonymous wifi box! All these and more are our headlines this Friday, so get that latte to go and get going!… Read More ›
Alleged Hacker Lauri Love Arrested in UK: US Demands Extradition
Cryptosphere contributor, Occupy stalwart, and dedicated Adrian Lamo heckler Lauri Love has been arrested in the UK, and after two years of sparring, a request for extradition has been filed by the US. He faces no charges in the United Kingdom:… Read More ›
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