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 ›
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Crypto-Affirmations (or Crypto-Negations) for a Very Monday Monday
if you know what we mean. Today’s Crypto-Affirmations or rather their Debbie Downer equivalent, come to us from our old friend, Professor Gabriella Coleman of McGill University in Montreal. This one has just the right mix of adorable and soul-chilling,… 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…
Review: Cybercrimes Is for Chavs OR: Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley Ain’t Good
This review of the BBC’s “Cybercrimes” documentary series is by the talented, entertaining, and really, really angry Matthew D. Phelan. Upon re-reading this empassioned screed, our humble scribe re-watched a few episodes, thinking, “It can’t really be as bad as… Read More ›
PODCAST: Vince in the Bay meets Hector “Sabu” Monsegur, ex-#Anonymous
As the year declines towards its end and we look towards the new year with new hope, let us not forget our past. And let us never forget Hector “Sabu” Monsegur’s past and what it means to our present. Here… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 23
Happy Christmas Eve Eve, kittens! We know you’re in a rush as we lead up to the Slowest Week on the Internet (which we will be taking off for a much-needed vacay!) between Christmas and Whenever The New Years’ Hangover… Read More ›
Exclusive: Lorax, #Anonymous Hacktivist, Pleads to Six Charges
Adam John Bennett aka Lorax, famed former host of Lorax Live on RadioAnonOps, has pled guilty to six charges; sentencing will be in March of 2016. A source close to the case has filled in details which have long been… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto #News for Dec 22
Did you have a happy solstice kittens? We got a very special solstice present: banned from posting in Fedbook groups for 24 hours. I think with the time we’ll save we can take up crocheting yurts or learning dead languages,… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 21
Happy Monday, kittens! Today, we’re thinking of the poor MENA-region city of Agrabah, which is completely imaginary, and which 41% of Trump supporters support bombing. We are also thinking of the Marx Brothers’ famously tasty Duck Soup, and of not… Read More ›
FreeAnons Holiday Writing Event: Send a Card to an Imprisoned #Anonymous Activist
In another guest post reposted from FreeAnons, the FreeAnons organization would like to encourage you to take a moment and a spare holiday card and write to an incarcerated Anon. Some hacktivists spend years in pre-trial custody, often in solitary… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 18
Happy Friday, kittens! It’s been a long, trolly week with approximately 500 notifications a day here at Cryptosphere Global HQ thanks to raincoaster’s story about hacktivist-turned-jihadi Junaid Hussain aka TriCk of TeaMp0isoN. If you haven’t read it, please do. PLEASE do…. Read More ›
Lauri Love asks for Letters of Support in lieu of cards on his birthday
Well that’s a hell of a headline to have to write, but there it is: accused hacker, Occupy activist, and sometime Cryptosphere contributor Lauri Love’s 31st birthday was December 14, yesterday, and a man with almost 5000 Facebook friends, plus… Read More ›
Do Not Forgive. Do Not Forget Incarcerated #Anonymous
This post comes to us from FreeAnons, a group which does great work all year round supporting incarcerated Anons and those under threat of incarceration. They have asked that we all take a moment to think of those Anons, and… Read More ›