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Secret Service Investigates ‘Anonymous’ Claims of Releasing Personal Information about Donald Trump
The Secret Service is investigating hacker activist movement Anonymous after it claimed to uncover personal information about Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
Anonymous-Linked Activist Sent to Prison for Threatening FBI Agent, Sharing Stolen Data
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An activist tied to the hacking group Anonymous was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of threatening an FBI agent and spreading stolen data. The Business Insider reports that Barrett Brown, who had faced more than 100 years behind bars, read from a lengthy statement before sentencing, saying…
Hacker Group ‘Anonymous’ Says It Shut Down Cleveland’s Website Over Police Shooting
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Notorious hacker group Anonymous took credit for shutting down the city of Cleveland’s website Monday, prompting an FBI investigation, Cleveland.com reports. Anonymous said the website was hacked in response to the police shooting of Tamir Rice, who was killed Saturday while carrying an airsoft gun. The website was still down Tuesday…
FBI Investigates Hacking Attacks Targeting Law Enforcement Handling Ferguson Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating hacking attacks targeting the personal computers and accounts of law enforcement involved in the Ferguson investigation, CNN reports. Authorities believe the attacks are coming from hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous. Investigators are trying to determine the extent of the breach. Included in the attacks are personal computers…
Homeland Security Warns about Today’s ‘National Day of Rage’ Over Ferguson Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The activist group Anonymous has hatched plans for nationwide protests in Ferguson following the shooting death of Michael Brown, and Homeland Security is worried enough to issue a warning about the potential ramifications, the Caller reports. The group is calling for a “National Day of Rage” today. The bulletin was issued but…
Celebrity Hacker Helped Prevent More Than 300 Cyber Attacks As Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has used celebrity hacker “Sabu” to imprison his friends and prevent prevent more than 300 cyber attacks against the U.S. military, NASA and media companies in the past three years, CNN reports. Hector Monsegur, who used the Sabu moniker online, helped crack down on hacking collectives Anonymous and LulzSec. In…
Alleged Member of Hacktivist Collective, Anonymous, Faces A Prison Sentence of 440 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators announced a total of 44 charge against a suspected member of the hacktivist group Anonymous. Fidel Salinas, 27, of Donna, Texas, could be sentenced up to 444 years in prison for conspiring with the collective to hack computer systems of a county government, a school district and a newspaper in…