According to reports, there was an altercation at a nearby home on Dene Road, La Loche, after which the suspect, an as-yet-unidentified young male, walked over to the school (which houses all grades, from nursery school to Grade 12) and… Read More ›
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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 ›
The Ashley Madison Hack, as explained by weev
It’s the weev show! The world’s most famous troll explains the infamous Ashley Madison cheating site hack and leak. He’s done it in the form of a monologue on YouTube because as he explained on Twitter, Vice asked him for… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Jan 20
Happy mid-January, kittens! We’ve been away sampling the delights of a winter in the mountains, but now we’re back at the keyboard and raring to go. So, let’s. How The $100B Census Retail Data Mistake Was Discovered (Pymnts) Cyberwar: Will… 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 ›
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 24
Happy Christmas Eve, Kittens! It’s the last day before our winter vacation starts, and we have more news than we know what to do with, so buckle up, pour yourself a saucer of cream, and prepare to wet your whiskers… 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 ›
How to Win the Internet: Media Oligarchy Edition
From Fedbook: And also, never forget: #SaveFreedonia!
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 ›
