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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 6th, 2016
After Years of Legal Battles, Latvian Hacker That Created Gozi Virus Is Now a Free Man

After Years of Legal Battles, Latvian Hacker That Created Gozi Virus Is Now a Free Man

Deniss Calovskis is now free to return to Latvia

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 5th, 2016
Anonymous Hacks 14 Thai Police Websites to Protest Flawed Murder Investigation

Anonymous Hacks 14 Thai Police Websites to Protest Flawed Murder Investigation

Hacker collective accuses Thai government of malevolence

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 5th, 2016
Infamous Hacking Forum Hell Returns Online, Raises Questions of Trust

Infamous Hacking Forum Hell Returns Online, Raises Questions of Trust

Most users believe it to be a blatant honeytrap

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 4th, 2016
Anonymous Sends Warning to Prodigy Frontman Keith Flint

Anonymous Sends Warning to Prodigy Frontman Keith Flint

Hackers take offense at Flint's hunting habits

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 4th, 2016
Anonymous Shuts Down Several Saudi Government Websites After Recent Executions

Anonymous Shuts Down Several Saudi Government Websites After Recent Executions

The execution of 47 Shia Saudis sparks worldwide debate and ferocious attacks on the part of Anonymous members

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 1st, 2016
Meet An0CBR, the Scourge of Bitcoin Payment Portals <em>EXCLUSIVE</em>

Meet An0CBR, the Scourge of Bitcoin Payment Portals EXCLUSIVE

A short interview with one of December's most active DDoSer

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 1st, 2016
Religiously Motivated Hacker Defaces 79 Escort Sites

Religiously Motivated Hacker Defaces 79 Escort Sites

Hacker also steals data from some hacked websites

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 29th, 2015
Ukraine Blames Russian Hackers for Christmas Power Outage

Ukraine Blames Russian Hackers for Christmas Power Outage

Malware attack and telephony flood launched against electricity suppliers in Pro-West regions of the Ukraine

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 27th, 2015
Third Anonymous Australia Hacker Pleads Guilty, Awaits Sentencing <em>UPDATE</em>

Third Anonymous Australia Hacker Pleads Guilty, Awaits Sentencing UPDATE

Lorax pleads guilty to six charges for a reduced sentence

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 25th, 2015
Anonymous Hacks Asia Pacific Telecommunity Portal to Protest Against Censorship In Asia

Anonymous Hacks Asia Pacific Telecommunity Portal to Protest Against Censorship In Asia

Anonymous takes a stand against rampant online censorship tactics in numerous Asian Pacific countries

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 23rd, 2015
Bahamas Man Arrested for Hacking 130 Celebrities, Not the Fappening Author

Bahamas Man Arrested for Hacking 130 Celebrities, Not the Fappening Author

Hacker tried to sell data to undercover DHS agent

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 21st, 2015
Iranian Hackers Breached US Dam in 2013

Iranian Hackers Breached US Dam in 2013

Hackers probably didn't know what they were doing

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 21st, 2015
Another Hacking Crew Defaces Phantom Squad's Website, Takes Credit for Real Xbox & PSN Attacks

Another Hacking Crew Defaces Phantom Squad's Website, Takes Credit for Real Xbox & PSN Attacks

And then another hacking crew defaces that hacking crew

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 18th, 2015
Phantom Squad Takes Down Xbox Live with New DDoS Attack

Phantom Squad Takes Down Xbox Live with New DDoS Attack

LizardSquad copycats have quite a big DDoS cannon

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 17th, 2015
Researcher Hacks Instagram, Gets Backend Access

Researcher Hacks Instagram, Gets Backend Access

Facebook doesn't appreciate the effort, threatens to sue

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 17th, 2015
Chinese Hacker Pockets $170,000 After Hacking Airline Website

Chinese Hacker Pockets $170,000 After Hacking Airline Website

Hacker cancels flights and sends re-booking offers to passengers' phones via SMS, defrauding hundreds

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 13th, 2015
8 Anonymous Campaigns You May Like to Know About

8 Anonymous Campaigns You May Like to Know About

Hacker group is quite busy on all fronts

 
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