The Hacks That Mattered in the Year of the Hack
A year ago, few people had heard of Anonymous, understood what a DDoS attack was, or even realized that hackers were capable of bringing down entire networks.
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Lulz Security really wanted to make it clear that its huge dump of Sony Playstation Network user data in June 2011 was very easy to pull off, and a lot of fun, but now that a culprit has pleaded guilty, he faces years in prison after getting entirely sold out. Far less fun.
A year ago, few people had heard of Anonymous, understood what a DDoS attack was, or even realized that hackers were capable of bringing down entire networks.
Hidemyass.com didn't, gave details on hacker to investigators instead
The allure of basic 'hacktivist' data breaches drew in lots of non-experts who were easily caught
Two new arrests--one in San Francisco, one in Phoenix--show progress in the hacker crackdown
Kayla claimed to be a 16-year-old girl. In fact, she's two twenty-something dudes
An attorney describes hacker Jake Davis, known online as Topiary, as "perfectly charming"
Despite speculation, British police "are not looking for anyone else" named Topiary
Scotland Yard says they have "Topiary" in custody
Anonymous cracked two government websites and America's cybercrime chief resigned suddenly
The hackers say they're working with the media on NewsCorp.
Thursday is a busy day in the wild world of vigilante cyberactivism
Criminal complaints document some remarkably poor judgment by two busted hackers
However: "Trolling is our specialty, we provide this service free of charge"
Everything you ever wanted to know about the those hacktivists
A look at the 'online vigilantes' and internal strife threatening to out the hackers
On Michele Bachmann, c igarettes, and corporate hacking protection
The group left some broad new ideas about computer security, and maybe a few viruses
Contrary to reports of the group's demise, LulzSec is still active under a new name
Here's what the Internet has found after a day looking through the cache
There's a parent figure, a clever spokesman, and plenty of internal strife
The hacker group says the attack is in retaliation to anti-immigration legislation
LulzSec wants to be a force for good, but it could turn into a platform for jerks
FBI raided a server farm, but Curbed says the network will be restored today
The group continues its AntiSec campaign but fumes at a UK paper's 'nerds' taunt
Teen hacker was apparently a chat administrator who antagonized Anonymous
The group launches a transparency campaign as it promises vengeance for Sega hackers
The hacking pranksters have issued a kind of manifesto
LulzSec drops a huge list of emails and passwords, but doesn't say where they're from
The intelligence agency would be the group's most significant government target yet
The hacking group had a frenzy of attacks yesterday
It would be the group's first U.S. government intrusion
Group that tormented Sony and the FBI is very nice to NHS
Lulzsec seems to thrive on running circles around its opponents
Despite, as The Guardian reports, turning a quarter of hackers into informants
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