OpUSA Attack On Federal Government Either Didn’t Happen Or Didn’t Work
“Whatever it is didn’t even rise to ‘give a damn’ levels,” federal official says.
“Whatever it is didn’t even rise to ‘give a damn’ levels,” federal official says.
One simple trick discovered by a mom to hacking the planet.
Selling security flaws is a thriving business — and if you do it right, it’s legal too. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.
It’s your predictable misogynistic free-for-all.
She’s alive….ALIVE! Dissatisfied with Siri’s already impressive personal assistant skills, hackers have taken her to the next level, manipulating her technology to do more than just send text messages.
We’ve created the perfect storm with our sloppy smartphone habits. As attacks on mobile devices skyrocket, the prospect of falling victim to a hacker seems like it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather “when.”
This is lengthy and deeply, deeply nerdy. But also incredibly charming and fun. So, you know, weigh your priorities and dive in. Watch Video ›
Alex Tapanaris is the name of an Anonymous hacker who is neither anonymous nor, apparently, a hacker - on account of he accidentally left his name in the metadata of a press release related to the whole Wikileaks infowar. Rumor has it that Tapanaris has been arrested and his site shut down. Which means we may have our very first real casualty in this whole Internet vs. enemies of Assange pissing contest. Exciting stuff! (Via.) View Image ›
The 4chan vigilantes are at it again, this time in defense of WikiLeaks. Anonymous has retaliated against several sites which have denied service to WikiLeaks shortly after the site started leaking secret embassy cables. So far they’ve hit the site of Swiss Bank, PostFinance which had closed the account of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Also affected were PayPal and Mastercard. Who’s next?
In response to the attack on GeneSimmons.com, which took the site offline intermittently, Gene Simmons now has a message for the “hackers” responsible. “We will soon be printing their names and pictures. We will find you. You cannot hide.” Apparently, Simmons fails to realize the power of Anonymous. This isn’t going to be pretty.
This chart is foolproof for helping you hack a computer under high-stress action movie scenarios. And if you can’t find the floppy disk, it’s in the place where I put that thing that time. View Image ›
Someone awesome hacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s website yesterday, redirecting visitors to the following .txt file. View Image ›
Twitter was down earlier today (that’s nothing too out of the ordinary), but the reason behind it may be a little frightening. Call up the American Cyber Army Reserves!
Slam! This guy is surfing the net on a 1964 modem. Also of note is the “hacker” sticker he has on his laptop. via waxy. Watch Video ›
When zombie-loving hackers gain access to some Texas road signs, hilarity ensues. Either that, or they know something we don’t about the impending zombie apocalypse.
Breaking on Fox News’ Twitter: Billy O’Riley (sic) is gay. Considering they spelt his name wrong, we suspect this might be the handy work of a hacker. Are celebrity Twitter hackers new in ‘09? View Image ›
Griffith — the subject of a profile in this weekend’s NY Times magazine — is the disruptive technologist behind WikiScanner who says that one of his missions in life is “to create minor public-relations disasters for companies and organizations I dislike.” “The hacker high life — girls, notoriety, White Russians — can be hard to resist,” writes Virginia Heffernan. “Girls hang on Virgil Griffith. This is no exaggeration. At parties, they cling to the arms of the 25-year-old hacker whose reason for being, he says, is to ‘make the Internet a better and more interesting place.’ ” She’s witnessed the fandom and unusual drink choice first hand, and describes how at a recent tech conference, “Griffith, enjoying a White Russian that I first mistook for chocolate milk, reveled in the attention of his female fans. He smiled broadly. He seemed like a young Henry Kissinger, but sweet, or Arthur Fonzarelli, but not a dropout.” What do girls like more, his hacking skillz or cutey-pie dimples? Read More ›
Shortly after screenshots of Sarah Palin’s emails were released online, Obama’s Gmail inbox was leaked by The Onion. The Google Ad from monster.com is a subtle but hilarious touch to this obvious joke. View Image ›
Internet hooligans Anonymous somehow hacked Sarah Palin’s personal Yahoo account and posted the user name / password on 4chan (they’re now deleted)! Now, Gawker and Wikileaks have some of the emails archived and posted for all to see. Read More ›
Soulja Boy’s MySpace and YouTube accounts were hacked! It’s a case of social network kidnapping! The hacker changed log-in info for both of Soulja Boy’s sites, then demanded a ransom of $2500. Dutifully, Soulja Boy released a video more or less explaining what happened to let the world know he’s back. Read More ›
Mischievous geeks are manipulating Google Trends to make offensive words appear to be hot search trends. First the number one result was a swastika symbol. Then the words “fuck you google” flipped backwards to get past the spam filters. Some say the 4chan bulletin is causing the problem by picking offensive words and getting the whole community to search for them — thereby creating a self-fulfilling Google trend. Personally we would never do anything like that because we think sʞɔoɹ spuǝɹʇ ǝlƃooƃ. Read More ›
A rogue group of hackers claim to have penetrated the Pentagon’s computer networks. Now an international incident is brewing, with the State Department denying it all and the Chinese government bristling at the suggestion they might have had something to do with it all. Read More ›
