Aaaaand we’re back. If the national capital could just keep the power and the internet both running at the same time, being a journalist in Ottawa would be a lot easier. Anyhoodle, let’s get to it, shall we? For those… Read More ›
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IT Army of Ukraine update for May 29
We’re back in action after a week offline thanks to extreme weather in Ottawa. Until the next tornado, derecho, ice storm, or what-have-you, we’ll be back and updating target lists issued by the IT Army of Ukraine daily. As always,… Read More ›
Target List from the IT Army of Ukraine for May 12, 2022
The cyberwar target list from the IT Army of Ukraine for May 12, 2022.
Target List from the IT Army of Ukraine for May 11
The target list from the IT Army of Ukraine against Russian targets. May 11, 2022.
Hacktivist Crew ILIT300 Phone Bombs Russians with Message of Support for #Ukraine
Exclusive interview with #OpRussia hacktivists ILIT300 by Nathan Dimoff
Interwebbed @Bjork Themed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 26
I’m 90% sure that GIF conversation was transcribed verbatim. We’re very fond of Bjork chez Cryptosphere, because reasons, and so our Monday cyberwar and hacktivism news links for today are dedicated to her unique brand of “crazy-like-an-arctic-fox.” Indeed, are we… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for June 3
Did you miss us, kittens? First we were at Social Media Camp, then we spent a week in the arms of our old friend Post-Conference Flu, then ALL THREE of our computers died THANKS OBAMA, and now we’re back. For… 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 ›
Spam Is A Numbers Game: Brian Krebs on Unsolicited Email
Spam: once a gross meat-like substance sold in tins that could probably survive a nuclear apocalypse. Now, it’s the stuff that clogs your inbox: penis pills and health insurance and lottery winnings and nursing degrees and whatever else spammers think… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 23
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Still going in to work? Well, nobody’s going to expect too much of you today, so here are some conversation starters. If the internet attacks we’ve seen on US targets overnight continue, I’m afraid you’re going to… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Cyber and Crypto News for Monday
Welcome to your week. Somebody was surely shot over the weekend, but as far as we know there haven’t been any riots over it, so this week is already better than last week, right? Right? Clutching at straws here, people…. Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Cyber and Crypto TGIF Headlines!
Great news: It’s FRIDAY! You don’t have to go on. You can just sip your coffee and peruse some of the most interesting news headlines in all of the cybersphere and cryptoworld. Then unplug for two straight days and pretend… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber Headlines Worldwide
Yesterday, thanks to interviews and articles about OpFerguson, we had our second-busiest day and entirely forgot to do our cryptocurrency price roundup; in return, we promise to take a look at the effect of Anonymous operations on cryptocurrency prices…. Read More ›
Obituary o’ the Day: Henry Chapman Pincher, the Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street
“The Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street.” Damn, doesn’t that have a ring to it? He had another, equally awesome nickname: “The Lone Wolf of Fleet Street.” You never heard of this man, and you already think he’s the shizznit, don’t… Read More ›
CyberVor: Understanding the billion password hack
Yesterday a small Milwaukee security company of which you have probably never heard broke the news that a group of nameless twentysomething Russian hackers had acquired a collection of 1.2 billion username/password combinations, the largest such collection in history. The internet,… Read More ›
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