Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. In case the embed screws up, it is a post from Drew Rightenberg in the 2600, The Hacker Quarterly group on Facebook, and it says: So Applebee’s… Read More ›
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AnonUKRadio Speaks to Reddit Mod Behind r/ #Anonymous Turning Furry
It was all a plot! An actual, genuine conspiracy! The moderators of the Reddit subsite devoted to Anonymous conspired together and took action; there was no popular vote. There was no referendum. There was no due process. There was just…BOOM…. Read More ›
Hamza Bendelladj NOT Sentenced to Death for SpyEye Virus
No, contrary to a sudden flurry of loosely-sourced articles in the hacker and Muslim press, Hamza Bendelladj aka Bx1, spammer and co-creator of the SpyEye virus, has not been sentenced to death by a US jury. In fact, he hasn’t… Read More ›
Let the Fur Fly! Interview with the #Reddit Mod who turned r/ #Anonymous to a Furry Paradise
Well kittens, it’s been almost a full week since r/Anonymous got a surprise makeover. On Sunday, August 23 it suddenly turned from a boringly respectable space for the latest in Faceless Do-Goodery Hive news into The Furry Pad, a candy-coloured… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Crypto-Affirmations: Enforced Transparency, @BiellaColeman, and Nemesis
We are big fans of single-serving social media accounts at Cryptosphere Global HQ. Who doesn’t love Taylor Swift on Security? Or Fashion Zizek? Or, come to think of it, Zizek Ebooks, although who can tell it from the original? We… Read More ›
Image of the Day: Turkish Police vs Turkish Pride
As Turkish PM Erdogan continues attempting a tricky balancing act, pandering to both Islamic fundamentalists on the one hand and multinational corporations on the other, police cracked down on the nation’s Pride Parades. Although homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey,… Read More ›
Set a Course for “Fabulous”: Sweden’s Innovative Singing Sailor Subsurface Defense System
This is a real thing, people. A. Real. Thing. Real gay. Sweden has a problem: somebody’s sending subs into their waters without permission, and all fingers point to Russia. The neutral Scandinavian country has a vast and resource-rich coastline in… Read More ›
“Your Data Will Never Be Compromised!” ORLY???
Norton Anti-Virus must be WAY more effective in Japan for some reason. The transcript: Subs by evasivemaneuver, (Twitter: @wine_pimp) People have always been praying for safety People have always struggled to safeguard their privacy Today the Gods have answered thy… Read More ›
#Sabu Week Bonus: Adrian Lamo is Bradley Manning; Sabu is not Adrian Lamo
Definitely the Facebook post of the Day, coming to us direct from Norwegian Pirate Party activist Raymond Johansen: In case that doesn’t load for you, it says: This is #SnitchDay | now here is Snitch vs “Snitch” competing to see… Read More ›
FBI vs Lauri Love, Round Whatever Number It Is Now: FBI Loses Face on Google
So, yes, if you Google British activist Lauri Love’s name, you find the FBI press release relating to his US criminal charges. If you happen to be running Avast anti-virus software, you will also see a warning from Avast that… Read More ›
FBYou! The FBI Is Hiring Special Agents
Job hunting? Unable to afford the recreational substance of your choice for at least a three week period so your pee is clean? Excellent! Have we got an opportunity for you! The FBI is hiring special agents. The FBI’s site… Read More ›
The Illuminati Want YOU!
As a cyberwar and hacktivist news site, The Cryptosphere has long kept track on the shady international cabal of one percenters, Beyonce fans, and possible alien invaders known as The Illuminati. Occasionally, we even receive correspondence purporting to come from… Read More ›
Video: Bathtime for Barrett
Occasionally we at The Cryptosphere feel that the cyberwar/hacktivism world could use a little levity, and therefore we are pleased to present this otherwise news-value-free video by Xylergeist. It is nothing more nor less than a drag king recreation of Barrett Brown’s second most-famous… Read More ›
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