Entries in 'anonymous' (30)

Anonymous hackers use Konami Code to embed hidden game in Government websites

Anonymous hackers use Konami Code to embed hidden game in Government websites

The suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz has led to a spate of attacks on US Government websites.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 28th 2013 at 3:48PM in News
Anonymous threatens Zynga with fireworks night attack

Anonymous threatens Zynga with fireworks night attack

Infamous hacker collective Anonymous has threatened to release confidential information about casual gaming company Zynga on November 5th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 29th 2012 at 10:43AM in News
Anonymous Sony hack claims are "totally fake"

Anonymous Sony hack claims are "totally fake"

For a few brief hours it looked like it might be PSNgate all over again. But it's not the case.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 16th 2012 at 9:08AM in News
Anonymous brings down Virgin Media site

Anonymous brings down Virgin Media site

Virgin Media’s website was forced offline for an hour yesterday after hacker collective Anonymous attacked the portal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 10th 2012 at 11:04AM in News

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Megaupload shut by US piracy officials

Megaupload shut by US piracy officials

The digital world may be riding high following the high-profile global protests against SOPA and PIPA, but in the real world authorities have just claimed one of the largest piracy ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 20th 2012 at 8:37AM in News
EA, Nintendo and Sony withdraw SOPA support

EA, Nintendo and Sony withdraw SOPA support

Three of gaming’s biggest companies have withdrawn support for America’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 3rd 2012 at 9:03AM in News
Anonymous targets child porn sites

Anonymous targets child porn sites

Just a few months ago it was the bane of many publishers’ existence, but now hacking collective Anonymous has set out on morally positive venture.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2011 at 12:50PM in News
Anonymous says it will 'erase New York Stock Exchange' from the net

Anonymous says it will 'erase New York Stock Exchange' from the net

Next Monday will be, in the words of a suitably anonymous video released by hacking group Anonymous, “a day that will never, ever be forgotten”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 5th 2011 at 12:29PM in News

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Arrests decimate LulzSec

Arrests decimate LulzSec

A spate of arrests across the globe look to have silenced the anarchic digital voice that was once LulzSec.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2011 at 12:36PM in News
Anonymous investigators arrest two in UK

Anonymous investigators arrest two in UK

The Metropolitan Police arrested two suspects today for conspiring to commit offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

by Helen French
on Sep 2nd 2011 at 9:28AM in News
MEDIA SPECIAL: Journalist Survey

MEDIA SPECIAL: Journalist Survey

What do our industry’s leading journalists think is the best and worst parts of their job? What’s the best ‘jolly’ they’ve been on? And how do they cope with pressures from ...

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on Aug 23rd 2011 at 3:39PM in News
LulzSec spokesperson arrested

LulzSec spokesperson arrested

The Metropolitan Police has arrested an 18-year-old man believed to be the spokesperson of hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 28th 2011 at 6:53PM in News

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Anonymous targets NATO, News International

Anonymous targets NATO, News International

Hacktivist group Anonymous says it has successfully hacked both NATO and News International, obtaining key News of the World information in the process.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 22nd 2011 at 4:04PM in News
Anonymous to launch its own social network

Anonymous to launch its own social network

Online vigilante collective Anonymous has revealed surprise plans to launch its own, censorship-free social network.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 18th 2011 at 2:48PM in News
15 new Anonymous suspects arrested

15 new Anonymous suspects arrested

Following a string of 33 separate raids across Italy and Switzerland last night, 15 suspected members of hacking group Anonymous have been arrested.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2011 at 1:52PM in News
Anonymous hacks Apple server

Anonymous hacks Apple server

Internet hacker group Anonymous has claimed it has unlawfully obtained information from an Apple web server.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 6th 2011 at 10:39AM in News

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LulzSec lives on... through Anonymous

LulzSec lives on... through Anonymous

Anonymous, the hacking group that started off the wave of cyber terror that has dogged the headlines this year, has signalled its intentions to pick up from where the abandoned ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 28th 2011 at 9:33AM in News
Hacker suspect charged by MET

Hacker suspect charged by MET

The Metropolitan Police has charged a hacker it arrested earlier this week with five offences under the Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:21AM in News
LulzSec defiant after MET raid, denies Census attack

LulzSec defiant after MET raid, denies Census attack

Just minutes after news broke of an arrest in Essex believed to be linked with hacker group LulzSec, the group has denied that the man in question has any ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 21st 2011 at 3:34PM in News
Anonymous stops Sony attacks

Anonymous stops Sony attacks

An unsurprisingly anonymous member of hacker community Anonymous has stated that the collective has stopped its attack on Sony.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 16th 2011 at 1:53PM in News
Anonymous trio arrested in PSN case

Anonymous trio arrested in PSN case

Police investigating April's PSN security breach have made three arrests in Spain.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 10th 2011 at 3:05PM in News
Square confirms website hacks

Square confirms website hacks

Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that a number of its websites have been infiltrated by a group of unnamed hackers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 16th 2011 at 9:39AM in News
Anonymous accused of hacking Deus Ex site

Anonymous accused of hacking Deus Ex site

Notorious hacker group Anonymous has been accused of being behind an online assault on Thursday that brought down both the Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 13th 2011 at 9:21AM in News
Now Anonymous website is under attack

Now Anonymous website is under attack

It has been right at the centre of the controversy surrounding the PSN outage, but now Anonymous has itself become the victim of cyber warfare.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2011 at 4:43PM in News
Anonymous remains embroiled in PSN debate

Anonymous remains embroiled in PSN debate

A report in The Financial Times has claimed that "two veterans" of hacker group Anonymous have admitted that some of its members were likely behind the PSN outage.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 9th 2011 at 11:40AM in News